Mermaids
1990
Charlotte Flax: I want to stay! Rachel Flax: And do what? Charlotte Flax: Finish high school Rachel Flax: Great start. What's your major? Town tramp? Charlotte Flax: No Mom, the town already has one.
Charlotte Flax: I wanted to ask her what color her bra was and if she had pure thoughts every second of the day, but...
Charlotte Flax: I'm going to make a real sandwich; one that a man can sink his teeth into.
Rachel Flax: Who's that? Charlotte Flax: That's Mr Crane, my history teacher, and he is very nice. Rachel Flax: *He* is an asshole. Charlotte Flax: You haven't even met him yet! Rachel Flax: I don't to meet him. He's driving an Edsel, for Christ's sake.
Rachel Flax: Charlotte, I know you're planning a celibate life, but with half my chromosomes, I think that might be tough.
Charlotte Flax: A word about Mrs Flax and food: the word is "hors d'oeurves." Fun Finger Foods is her main source book and it's all the woman cooks.
Charlotte Flax: Oh, I'm going to hell for sure. Here he is, talking about his dead mother and I can't help wishing his hands were unbuttoning my dress!
Rachel Flax: Alright, you know what? I'll make you a deal. You stop being a little bitch for, let's say, oh, I don't know, an hour or two, and I won't knock the religion of your choice for a week.
Charlotte Flax: Please God don't let me fall in love and want to do disgusting things... Dear God, I love the way he throws.
(Charlotte is praying at a shrine she has made in her room to the Virgin Mary) Rachel Flax: Charlotte, we're Jewish.
Rachel Flax: One thing you can rely on about your father: He can't be relied on.
Rachel Flax: Don't do anything I wouldn't do! On second thought... don't do anything I would do.
Dr Reynolds: (Charlotte thinks she is pregnant because she kissed Joe) Has your mother ever talked to you about sex? Charlotte Flax: Uh... oh yeah! All the time. We talk about everything. She's a wonderful mother. Dr Reynolds: So you do know how babies are made? Charlotte Flax: Oh, yeah. Dr Reynolds: Then why did you think you were pregnant? You're still a virgin.