Big Love quotes

Sarah

Why can't we just hire a babysitter like everyone else?

Barb

Because we're not everyone else.

Bill

[seeing his father lying on the floor] Oh good lord!

Lois

He's better today. He's gonna be fine. I don't know why everyone's so up in arms.

Frank

[hoarsely] Don't let me die.

Bill

[about his father] He's gotta get to a doctor.

Lois

No! Remember when he got his fingers caught in the fan? You said doctors and he was fine!

Bill

He needed 23 stitches!

Heather

You know, when I'm 21, I really wanna go on a mission and I wish I could go to an Islamic country because I think post-9/11 that part of the world needs our help the most. Don't you think?

Sarah

I think the whole world needs help.

[to Bill] Listen to me, son, carefully. There's man's law and there's God's law... and I think you know which side I'm on.

Barb

[to Nicki and Margie] We're never too far apart when we're holding hands.

Nicki

[to Barb, about Margie and Bill having loud sex] Can you believe it? It's like a train whistle!

Lois

[about Frank's arsenic poisoning] How can he suspect me when I didn't do anything? That's crazy!

Bill

Fine, fine. So who is gonna pick him up?

Lois

Why don't you go pick him up?

Bill

I hate him as much as you do.

Lois

Then maybe you did it!

Bill

There's one more thing. My house is three houses.

What, rentals?

Bill

No, I live in all three houses.

In all three?

Bill

With my family, they're connected...

All three houses?

Bill

That's right. Big family.

Bill

[to Margene] I've been thinking about you. We are links to eternity. Ahead of us, family yet to come, souls to be born; behind us, ancestors -- ancestors who sacrificed. We are making those sacrifices to live the principle, to keep faith. Margie, you are a valued member of this family. We weren't complete, not until you. You made us complete. I wasn't complete until you, and our fine sons. What happened was a mistake. It'll never happen again, all right? All right?

Sarah

You overheard something, and you've been fishing for days. Okay? I'm a polygamist. My parents are. So what?

Heather

I just wanted to let you know that I know. I just wanted to be friends.

Sarah

Yeah, well now that you know, what are you gonna do? Rat me out to your State Trooper father?

Heather

Probably. You know, because I tell him everything. [Sarah stares in horror] Why does everyone think I don't have a sense of humor?

[about the size of the guest list for Wayne's birthday party] Are you crazy?! How many people?!

Nicki

Just immediate family!... [pause] 153.

Adaleen

[to Bill, about Nicki] I would never, ever tell you how to run your affairs--she's your wife--but she's always needed a firm hand. She takes well to a good smacking. You too, Barb--just give her a nice little swat!

Sarah

What's it like being married?

Rhonda

It's a pre-marriage placement. That's what it's called now, to get around the law until I'm 16.

Rhonda

I wasn't forced! [smugly] The other sister-wives hate me because old Roman likes me best.

Sarah

Do you love him?

Rhonda

He's sweet to me. The greatest freedom we have is obedience.

Lois

And this new girl, this Margene you call her.

Bill

We call her Margene because that's her name!