Pa Quotes in Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)

Pa: Two old-fashioneds, for two old-fashioned people.

Pa: Fifty years go by pretty fast.

Mr. Horton, Hotel manager: Only when you're happy. How many children have you?

Pa: Five of them.

Mr. Horton, Hotel manager: Really! I'll bet they've brought you a lot of pleasure!

Pa: [Ironically] I bet you haven't any children.

[last lines]

Lucy Cooper: Bark, that's probably the prettiest speech you ever made. And in case I don't see you aga- well, for a little while. I just want to tell you, it's been lovely, every bit of it, the whole fifty years. I'd sooner have been your wife, Bark, than anyone else on Earth.

Pa: Thank you, Lucy.

Pa: It's been very nice knowing you, Miss Breckenridge.

Pa: Goodbye, Lucy dear. In case I don't see you again...

Lucy Cooper: What?

Pa: Well, anything might happen, the train could jmup off the track. If it should happen that I don't see you again... It's been very nice knowing you, Miss Breckenridge.

Pa: You know, I sometimes think that children should never grow past the age when you have to tuck them into bed every night.

Max Rubens: That's right. When they get older, and you can't give them as much as other choldren, they're ashamed of you, and when you give them everything and put them through college,

[He folds his arms]

Max Rubens: they're ashamed of you.

Rob: [taking Terri under his arm] Okay, where do we sleep?

Pa: ...Just a second...you hitched?

Rob: Huh?

Pa: Hitched! Hitched! Hitched! Hitched! It means married, that's what it means!

Rob: Nope

Pa: Well then, where do you think you're going?

Rob: Goin' to bed, get our 40 winks.

Pa: No you're not. There will be no devil's play in this house...