- Sandy Louise Harling: [to Jane] Are you pregnant? The only reason why I ask is because I've had a couple of pregnant friends before. Just one whiff of fish, upchuck city. All over the place.
- Rhonda Blair: Sandy! You know, you have the sensitivity of a doorknob.
- Sandy Louise Harling: I hate fish.
- Rhonda Blair: Yeah? Well, you're gonna shut up, and you're gonna eat it.
- Allison Parker: No one said you had to drink to be a writer. No one even said you had to have adventures. Look at Emily Dickinson. She hardly even left her house.
- Billy Campbell: What a candy-ass!
- Billy Campbell: [to Allison] Come on, we're going to Shooters. I can at least start working on my drinking problem.