Ellen McNulty Quotes in The Mating Season (1951)

Ellen McNulty: If you're a chicken, you can fool people about your feathers. But when you start laying eggs all over the place, they know you're a chicken.

Ellen McNulty: Well, who stole the meat outta her sandwich?

Mr. Paget: It's the first of July, Mrs. McNulty.

Ellen McNulty: Already? Gee, June flied in a hurry. Isn't it?

Mr. Paget: So did May and April. The bank can't wait any longer.

Val McNulty: Junior Kalinger? Oh, he's OK.

Ellen McNulty: Oh, go on, I've stepped on better things.

Ellen McNulty: You don't know what it was like working with her yesterday. I felt like I was 21 again.

Val McNulty: Oh Malarky

Ellen McNulty: Look wiseguy, I didn't feel like I was 21 when I was 21.

Ellen McNulty: When you stop worrying, you'll be dead.

Ellen McNulty: Never eat standing up, and never cook sittin' down.

Ellen McNulty: [to Val, the newlywed] This is your mating season, you're entitled to be alone.

Val McNulty: Ma, when will you get over that I'm not six years old anymore?

Ellen McNulty: Never. Six is plenty big for a boy to be.