- Tim: [trying to persuade Miss Polly to purchase a motorcar] The motorcar is the future!
- Aunt Polly: I seem to recall your telling me that the Titanic was the future.
- Tim: ...right.
- Aunt Polly: [Pollyanna is reading Pride and Prejudice aloud and misinterpreting the emotions of the characters] You may stop now, Pollyanna. I never thought reading could be so exhausting.
- Pollyanna: Have you never wanted to get married, Aunt Polly? Mr. Murphy the blacksmith is awfully nice.
- Aunt Polly: Yes, I'm not sure Mrs. Murphy is quite finished with him yet.
- Pollyanna: Oh.
- Aunt Polly: I remain unpersuaded that a motorized vehicle is anything other than an unnecessary expense.
- Tim: ...what?
- Aunt Polly: Do we really need one?