- Old Inge: Olaf died, Frandsen.
- Old Frandsen: [considering for a moment] No. Olaf is in the fields.
- Old Inge: [slowly glancing out the window and remembering]
- Postal Clerk: No foreign language letters leave the country.
- Young Olaf: Why?
- Postal Clerk: We're at war, with Germany.
- Young Olaf: So they keep telling me. I tought ve von.
- Inge: Dreams? Yes, you have?
- Young Olaf: I have work, I don't have dreams.
- Inge: [pushes him in a rage] Crows have dreams!
- Young Olaf: [correcting her] "Ducks".
- Inge: ...pheasants, all have dreams. But not you!
- Young Olaf: Ducks don't have dreams. They get cold, they fly south.
- Harmo: I can help you out.
- Young Olaf: With our mortgage?
- Harmo: Sure.
- Young Olaf: Banking and farming don't mix.
- [last lines]
- Mae Torvik: Why did Grandma Inge die?
- Old Lars: It happens that way...
- Mae Torvik: [picking up a small rock] Hey, look. It looks like a heart.
- Donna Torvik: Yeah, it does.
- Mae Torvik: What if I don't remember her?
- Old Lars: I have a photograph...
- [migrating ducks pass over head, squawking]
- Old Inge: [reading] A thing of beauty is a joy forever: Its loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness; but still will keep a bower quiet for us, and a sleep full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.
- Clerk of Court: The judge says we have to be careful about this sort of thing.
- Young Olaf: What sort of ting?
- Clerk of Court: German nationals... German nationals engage in prostitution, they encourage polygamy, they harbor dangerous political convictions. Are you aware of the Espionage Act of 1916?
- Young Olaf: You tink she's a spy?
- Clerk of Court: Well, I'll tell you what's in her favor. She's not Chinese.