- Dr. P.J. 'Phil' Winston: It's just that every time I ask them that question about why they want their baby, so many of them answer like Nancy did.
- Jane Langley: To have something for her very own...
- Dr. P.J. 'Phil' Winston: You see - it hits you just exactly the same way as it always hits me. Not a word about the husband and making him happy, or even making the child happy. Oh no. That child is coming into this world with a job to perform - to make Nancy happy.
- Tommy Thompson: [examining Bill's Wedding ring] My, what puny things we women pawn our souls for. Of course I'd pawn mine for a lot punier than that.
- Jane Langley: You do love him, don't you?
- Nancy Langley: Why wouldn't I?
- Jane Langley: They... they don't come any better than Bill. Will you really make him happy!
- Nancy Langley: I thought he was supposed to make *me* happy!
- Dr. P.J. 'Phil' Winston: You think I'm being too hard on your Nancy. You're trying to think of an excuse for her. Don't do it, Jane, there isn't any.