Linda Gilman Quotes in June Bride (1948)

Linda Gilman: By the way, our date *is* off, isn't it? When I didn't hear from you for three years, I leaped to that conclusion. You heel.

Linda Gilman: You're being charming, reasonable and very boyish. Unless you've changed, that means you're about to drink someone's blood. Probably mine.

Linda Gilman: And, you have to forget I'm a woman.

Carey Jackson: I will try: Linda Gilman is not a woman, Linda Gilman is not a woman... Have a cigar.

Linda Gilman: Thanks... I'll smoke it after breakfast.

Linda Gilman: One by one, you promised every girl at Crestville High to help her with her homework.

Carey Jackson: [with hangover] Ohhhh...

Linda Gilman: It seems you're an expert on multiplication.

Carey Jackson: How do you want your drink?

Linda Gilman: In a glass.

Linda Gilman: Corey, this will be a nineteen page feature about five thousand words. Here are my background notes. We'll call it "June Bride".

Carleton Towne: Isn't that a little daring?

Linda Gilman: I beg your pardon?

Carleton Towne: No harm done.

Linda Gilman: No harm done? The whole June issue of "Home Life" just went flying out that door.

Carey Jackson: You don't mean to tell me that you think you an do something with this funeral parlor?

Linda Gilman: Wait, you'd be surprised. Why the sour darling smirk?

Linda Gilman: Oh, you're incredible, utterly incredible! Perched on that pinnacle of masculine ego, peering down at poor defenseless females! and pitying them! Because they don't have beards!

Carey Jackson: Don't be ridiculous, if you had a beard I wouldn't look at you twice!

Linda Gilman: Paula, darling? Would you be a dear, sweet girl and hand me my notes from that drawer? I have the distinct feeling that if I lean over any further my left eye will fall out.

Jeanne Brinker: Why haven't you ever married? Certainly there were men who interested you.

Linda Gilman: Only one.

Jeanne Brinker: Why didn't you marry him?

Linda Gilman: Mostly because I wasn't asked.

Boo Brinker: Why didn't you ask him?

Jeanne Brinker: You were listening again.

Boo Brinker: It's the only way I ever hear anything.