Quotes
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Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : Will you marry me?
[Polly starts laughing hard]
Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : It's a good laugh.
Polly Cooper McGillis : It's a good joke.
Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : It's not a joke.
[she laughs even harder]
Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : Would you stop doing that, please?
Polly Cooper McGillis : Oh, God - I can't help it. A proposal? What happened to good clear Marine thinking?
Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : Overruled by finely honed Marine instinct. Like combat. Well, sometimes in a firefight the moment just crystalizes; you know exactly what to do.
[motions at her]
Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : See the hill, take the hill.
Polly Cooper McGillis : So romantic.
Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : Works on hills.
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Polly Cooper McGillis : I don't think you know what you're saying. Do you really want to commit yourself to a woman you just met... who disagrees with almost everything you stand for?
Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : [chuckles]
Polly Cooper McGillis : A woman with three children?
Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : Yeah, you're right. Forget it.
Polly Cooper McGillis : Wait!
Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : Huh?
Polly Cooper McGillis : Okay, uh... I'll be honest, uh, the thought of this did cross my mind. But...
[chuckles]
Polly Cooper McGillis : ... people usually work their way up to marriage. Um, couldn't we start with something easier first? Like a date?
Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : Well, let's just consider that first meeting a date. I've met your family. We've had a fight. We're there.
[sighs]
Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : You afraid of marrying a marine?
Polly Cooper McGillis : Terrified.
[sighs]
Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : Look, Polly. The last 20 years, the corps has been my life.
[sighs]
Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : Oh, hell, the only thing you need to know about me is this. When the road gets rough, you just take a look beside you. That's where I'll be.
Polly Cooper McGillis : This is crazy.
[chuckles]
Polly Cooper McGillis : I've never even kissed you.
Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : Easy fix.
[takes off gloves & kisses Polly]
Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : Any other firsts we ought to take care of?
Polly Cooper McGillis : [chuckles]
Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : Polly Cooper... will you marry me?