Hugh Butterfield:"David's here! I just caught them bare-assed in her room!"
Ann Butterfield:"[laid back] My God! I thought it was something awful. [sighs] You were meant to catch them, I'm sure."
Hugh Butterfield:"[fuming] She didn't even bat an eyelash."
Ann Butterfield:"[scoffs] You didn't raise her to be a hypocrite. [pulls curtain over doorway for privacy] You know he's been staying over, don't you? [gets surprised look] Yes, he hides in the house till they think we're asleep. And of course he scuttles away at dawn. They're rather sweet. Like bats. [smiles, imitating bats flying off]"
Hugh Butterfield:"[shaking head in dismay] I do not know what to do about this."
Ann Butterfield:"[ironic] I am so happy to hear you say that. You are always so definite with the children. Let's all be open about sex. [elementary gesture] Well, they certainly got the idea. They feel free to express love. It's worth all those awful frank discussions at the dining room table."
Hugh Butterfield:"[rising] We're not talking about morality."
Ann Butterfield:"I'm - - [interrupted]"
Hugh Butterfield:"This boy thinks he can come in here-..."
Ann Butterfield:"[insisting] They believed everything that we said. Imagine."
Hugh Butterfield:"A girl like that doesn't have to take the first guy who comes along."
Ann Butterfield:"Oh, I didn't realize we were saving her for somebody special."
Hugh Butterfield:"Oh..."
Ann Butterfield:"Are we saving her for someone rich?"
Hugh Butterfield:"God damn it! That's not fair! The girl is fifteen years old! Now when is she gonna study, when is she gonna sleep?"
Ann Butterfield:"Come on. You're the one that's always saying she's sleeping too much. I know it's difficult, but aren't you happy that she has someone? That someone finally had the courage to wake up Sleeping Beauty? [Disgruntled, Hugh takes a swig of orange juice] It had to happen, sooner or later. [Hugh mulls over, frowns, sighs deeply]"