Vada Quotes in My Girl (1991)

Vada: [after Vada and Thomas kiss] Say something, it's too quiet.

Thomas J. Sennett: Umm, Ummmmm...

Vada: [agitated] Just hurry.

Thomas J. Sennett: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America...

Vada, Thomas J. Sennett: ...And to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Vada: Weeping willow with your tears running down, why do you always weep and frown? Is it because he left you one day? is it because he could not stay? On your branches he would swing, do you long for the happiness that day would bring? He found shelter in your shade. You thought his laughter would never fade. Weeping willow, stop your tears. There is something to calm you fears. You think death has ripped you forever apart. But I know he'll always be in your heart.

Vada: Mrs. Sennett, don't worry, Thomas J. will be all right. My mother will take care of him.

Vada: Where are his glasses? He can't see without his glasses!

Vada: Pacifist!

Thomas J. Sennett: Am not!

Vada: Bedwetter!

Thomas J. Sennett: I stopped that!

Vada: Daddy, how come this coffin's so small?

Harry: They come in all sizes, honey, like shoes.

Vada: Is it for a child?

Harry: Of course not!

Vada: Then for who is it?

Harry: Short people. Very short people.

Vada: I used to like to play with my Ken and Barbie dolls. Ken was my favorite. Then one Christmas I got them a camper and all they wanted to do was hang out in it by themselves. So I wasn't too upset when they took that wrong turn and went over the cliff.

Vada: 'Ode to Ice Cream' by Vada Sultenfuss. I like ice cream a whole lot/It tastes good on days that are hot/On a cone or in a dish/This will be my only wish/Vanilla, chocolate, rocky road/Even with pie, a la mode.

Vada: Why do you think people want to get married?

Thomas J. Sennett: When you get older, you just have to.

Vada: I'm gonna marry Mr. Bixler.

Thomas J. Sennett: You can't marry a teacher, it's against the law.

Vada: It is not.

Thomas J. Sennett: Yes, it is 'cuz then he'll give you all A's and it won't be fair.

Vada: Not true.

Vada: Have you ever kissed anyone?

Thomas J. Sennett: Like they do on TV?

Vada: Hm-mm.

Thomas J. Sennett: No.

Vada: Well maybe we should, just to see what's the big deal.

Thomas J. Sennett: I'm gonna drive us to Liverpool.

Shelly: Liverpool?

Vada: Big Ringo fan.

Thomas J. Sennett: So, what'd he say was wrong with you?

Vada: This whole medical profession is a crock.

Vada: [Vada is locked in the basement] Let me out of here. Let me out of here.

[blocks ears with her hands]

Vada: There she was just a walking down the street singing Do Wah Diddy Diddy.

Shelly: You know, Vada, you have to watch what you eat at the carnival. I remember one summer I went with my two older cousins, and they both ate hot dogs, and the next day they had nephritis.

Vada: Nephritis is a kidney disease, you don't get it from eating hot dogs.

Shelly: Well I'm no doctor, all I know is the next morning when they woke up, they had real high temperatures and their faces got really fat.

Vada: Arthur!

Arthur: Vada!

Vada: I beat Thomas J in Monopoly yesterday.

Arthur: Good for you, baby.

Vada: Once you put the hotels on Board Walk and Park Place you're a shoe in for the win.

Arthur: I like to buy off all the railroads.

Vada: Shelly's already told me all about about sex.

Harry Sultenfuss: She told me too. I mean, she told *me* she told *you* about sex. I - I personally knew about sex long before I met Shelly.

Vada: I figured you did.

Vada: If I get married, I'll never change my name.

Nick: Why? You think the guy should change his name?

Vada: I don't think anybody should change their names, that way you can't find them when you need them!

Nick: What if you don't want to be found?

Vada: Why do you argue with everything I say?

Nick: Are you waiting for someone?

[Vada stays turned away and does not reply]

Nick: Excuse me, I asked you a question.

Vada: I'm not supposed to talk to strangers, not even nuns.

Vada: I want to be a writer. I want to be just like you.

Alfred Beidermeyer: Hmph. Me? My dear, this is not a country that rewards poetry. This is a country that rewards gas mileage. Besides, people don't read poetry anymore; they watch television. Don't be a poet. Be a TV repairman.

Vada: I love the fragrance of vintage books.

Nick: I love the fragrance of chili dogs.