Mad Men quotes

Betty Draper

Where have you been? You disappeared.

Don Draper

I had to have some time to think about things.

Betty

Must be nice. Needing time and just taking it, all on your own terms, not wondering what anybody thinks. Me, the children.

Don

Bets, I'd do anything I could to undo what happened.

Betty

What happened?

Don

I was not respectful to you.

Betty

Well, now I know I'm not crazy, that helps.

Don

I can't walk away from this, I want to be with you, I want to be together again.

Betty

[shakes head] I don't know. Honestly, things haven't been that different without you.

Peggy, sometimes I feel He called me to this parish to reach you.

Peggy Olson

No, I didn't know that.

Well it's true. Hell is serious and very real and unless you unburden yourself you cannot know peace.

Peggy

I understand that, Father, but you're upsetting me right now.

That is your guilt, Peggy. All that God wants is for you to reconcile with him. Don't, don't you understand that this could be the end of the world and you could go to Hell?

Peggy

I can't believe that's the way God is. Good night, Father.

Pete Campbell

This is ridiculous. If I'm going to die, I want to die in Manhattan.

Peggy Olson

Well, one day you're there and then all of a sudden there's less of you. And you wonder where that part went, if it's living somewhere outside of you, and you keep thinking maybe you'll get it back. And then you realize, it's just gone.

I just wanted to let you both know how honored I am with this promotion.

Roger Sterling

Help yourself... not the Stoli.

Sally Draper

I'm sorry I broke your suitcase.

Don Draper

Find out how much it is to repair and it will come out of your allowance.

Sally Draper

I don't have an allowance.

Don Draper

Then don't break things.

Sally Draper

I just thought - I just didn't want you to go.

Don Draper

Come here. [hugs her] I'll always come home. You'll always be my girl.

Don Draper

[looking at a whiskey ad] Can you believe this? What is the world coming to?

That is a big bottle.

Don Draper

That's not a bottle, that's a date.

My oh my, what a big bottle you have.

Don

Sorry honey, but I'm taken. I just pawned my typewriter so we can be together all weekend.

Pete

Why does it have to be like this? Why can't I get anything good all at once?

Don

I keep going to a lot of places and ending up somewhere I've already been.

Peggy Olson

Let's assume we can get a girl who can match Ann-Margret's ability to be 25 and act 14.

Is that what she's doing?

I don't want to have to walk down here every time we lose an account. This is an advertising agency. I'll wear out the carpet.

Don Draper'

And let's also say that change is neither good or bad, it simply is. It can be greeted with terror or joy. A tantrum that says ‘I want it the way it was,' or a dance that says ‘Look, something new.'

Don Draper

You're not an artist, Peggy, you solve problems. Leave some tools in your toolbox.

You think money's the answer to every problem.

Don Draper

No, just to this particular problem.

Roger Sterling

It's a mistake to be conspicuously happy.

Don Draper

No one thinks you're happy. They think you're foolish.