Barb Henrickson quotes from Big Love

Barb

Who's that?

Bill

Just Nicki.

Barb

Oh. What'd she want?

Bill

No, nothing. [pause] She's ovulating.

Heather

You know, I really have some strong opinions about polygamy and I would love to sit down and talk to you about it one day.

Barb

Wuhh... We should do that sometime.

Barb

I do not want the kids to go to the compound!

Nicki

All the kids or just your kids?

Barb

Any kids and certainly not mine. And mine include yours!

Your charity work was important, to be sure, but truthfully it was your cancer that sealed the deal. The first lady is trying to shine a light on survivorship this year. You and your fellow finalists are all survivors.

Barb

So many people are.

True, but most are merely tumors. Luckily for you, yours had metastasized.

Barb

Has she said anything to you about what she's wearing?

Margie

Nuh-uh.

Barb

Just try to get her to wear something a little more...I mean, she sticks out like a sore thumb.

Margie

Oh...

Barb

I don't want to hurt her feelings, but it's like walking into the Governor's mansion with a sign that says "Practicing Polygamist." She'll never listen to it coming from me, she'll think I'm attacking her. I mean, even just offer to do her hair.

Nicki

I didn't marry for love. I married for the principle.

Barb

I didn't. I tried. I don't know if I have a testimony for the principle. But I love you, I love our family more and more.

Nicki

That frightens me. I don't know that a marriage based on love can go the distance. The secret holiness of the institution. The sanctity of marriage. Without it, it's just random couplings, with no purpose or stick-to-it-iveness. How will we survive the bad times on just love?

Barb

You just flirted your way into our marriage as a baby sitter and now you are a cradle robber.

Margie

F-you Barb!

Bill

I don't want you drinking in front of the children.

Barb

You're not gonna shame me and turn me into a closet drinker.

Barb

Marge, do you like a blessing?

Margie

Blessing?

Barb

Yeah, just a small one. But, sometimes we ache in only ways our heavenly father could help us with.

Barb

We're not holy. We're all unholy.

Bill

No. That is absolutely untrue.

Margie

What we have is good. It's always been good. Why are we so ashamed of it now?

Barb

Because you were 16 years old and you were in bed with my husband.

Bill

What is it that you want? What is it that you have to have?

Barb

I've never asked for myself anything in all these years.