The Singing Nun (1966)

Debbie Reynolds: Sister Ann

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• Father Clementi : Your songs, your music, don't you think you've won a great victory through them?

  Sister Ann : What kind of victory, Father, if I've lost myself winning it?

• Sister Ann : What's that funny smell?

  Sister Cluny : It's either fresh paint or my stew.

  Sister Ann : Well, let's hope it's the fresh paint.

• Farmer in Accident with Sister Ann : What a world! The last thing I expected to see coming at me is a nun on a scooter. What kind of nuns are they making now at that convent nowadays?

  Sister Ann : Hard-headed ones, thank God.

• Marauder : What's the name of your act?

  Sister Ann : Our act? Oh, what's the name of yours?

  Marauder : We're the Mexican Marauders.

  Sister Ann : Oh, we're the Dominican Desperadoes.

• Mother Prioress : Don't expect to win great victories here, my child. Or, even in Africa someday. Be thankful for small ones. And try to keep in mind, always, that your motive is what is important.

  Sister Ann : To serve our Lord. I have a lot to learn.

  Sister Cluny : I'll give you a rule to go by: If you can't be helpful, be silent.

• Sister Ann : You cannot tell one nun from another. But it's easy. This is Sister Michele, Sister Mary, Sister Ann.

  Robert Gerarde : Sister Ann? Good Lord.

  Sister Ann : Exactly.

• Sister Ann : If we believe God is in all artists, then we should be only humble for what he has given us.

  Robert Gerarde : All right. But as an artist, you should be heard.

  Sister Ann : Oh, I am heard here. Ask Sister Cluny.

• Sister Ann : [singing]  I'd like to be as free as the wind, That sings everywhere, I'd like to be as free as a cloud, That floats in the air, I'd like to be the flame of a fire, That lights the skies with my desire, To be with you...

• Sister Ann : [singing]  Raindrops, raindrops, Fall upon my window, Sparkle on the leaves, Of a thirsty apple tree, Raindrops, raindrops, Down the hill and through the meadow, No time to stop, On their journey to the sea...

• Sister Ann : You see, I'm not a singer who happens to be a nun. I'm a nun who happens to like to sing.