That's what I'm living on now, honey, dreams, dreams of what I used to do.

Hazel always used to say There's not enough darkness in the entire universe to snuff out the light of just one little candle.

Face it girls. I'm older and I have more insurance.

It's funny, when you're a child you think time will never go by, but when you hit about twenty, time passes like you're on the fast train to Memphis. I guess life just slips up on everybody. It sure did on me.

You're just a bee charmer, Idgie Threadgoode. That's what you are, a bee charmer.

If you cage a wild thing, you can be sure it will die, but if you let it run free, nine times out of ten it will run back home.

People cain't help being what they are any more than a skunk can help being a skunk. Don't you think if they had their choice they would rather be something else? Sure they would. People are just weak.