Connie Emerson Quotes in That Touch of Mink (1962)

Connie Emerson: [talking to Cathy] For 2000 years we've had their children, washed their clothes, cooked their meals and cleaned their houses. And what did they give us in return? The right to smoke in public. We sold out for a cigarette - and you don't even smoke!

Connie Emerson: He's so low that when they bury him, they'll have to dig UP!

Connie Emerson: Cathy. A man picks you up off the street, drags you up to his office, tricks you into taking your clothes off and then propositions you. What can you expect from a man like that?

Cathy Timberlake: Respect.

Connie Emerson: Respect. On that note of logic, I'll go to work.

Connie Emerson: Men take one look at you and all of a sudden their wives don't understand them.

Cathy Timberlake: [Cathy is rushing off to meet Philip, over Connie's objections] Connie, this is terribly important to me. I've got to *prove* to him that I'm a woman!

Connie Emerson: [calls after her] Well, there are easier ways to do it. Send him your birth certificate!