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Quotable Quips from the Mouths of Our Steel Magnolias
Many of the turns of phrase from Steel Magnolias have been cemented into pop culture vernacular and it is one of those plays and films that is infinitely quotable. Some favorite “words of wisdom” from the ladies of Chinquapin . . .
“Time marches on. And eventually you realize it’s marching across your face.” - Truvy
“Don’t try to get on my good side. I no longer have one.” - Ouiser “I’m not crazy . . . I’ve just been in a very bad mood for forty years.” - Ouiser
“I would rather have thirty minutes of wonderful than a lifetime of nothing special.”
- Shelby
“The only thing that separates us from the animals is our ability to accessorize.” - Clairee
“Smile! It increases your face value!” - Truvy
“I have a strict policy that no one cries alone in my presence.” - Truvy
“Laughter through tears is my favorite emotion.”
- Truvy “I am an old Southern woman. We’re supposed to put on funny looking hats and ugly dresses and grow vegetables in the dirt. Don’t ask me why. I don’t make the rules.” - Ouiser
- Shelby
“If you don’t have anything nice to say about anybody .
. . come sit by me.”
- Clairee
“I’ll write a check. I will support art. I just don’t want to see it.” - Ouiser
“There is no such thing as natural beauty.” - Truvy
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