Henry King,
Stella Dallas
(1925)
“ If you marry Stephen, your name will be Dallas too; and when Laurel gets married, the wedding invitations will read right." "I'd like people to think she's yours. You're the kind of a mother she could be proud of; I—I ain't." "She'll never be nobody with me shackled around one foot." ”
Henry King,
Stella Dallas
(1925)
“ Dallas files suit, it will reveal a little escapade you have been hiding for years—" "It's all a pack of lies about me and Ed Munn!" "Damn you! I'm a lady—I am! Are you tryin' to insult me?" "I'll never give him a divorce! I'll fight—I'll fight!" How big and empty the little flat seemed without Laurel. "I guess I was afraid—that you were never coming home." "Oh, mother, I had the best time! A whole week at Mrs. Morrison's——I wish you could know her——" As Laurel grew up, Stella always spent the summers at exclusive resorts where Laurel could meet, "nice young people". ”
Henry King,
Stella Dallas
(1925)
“ Dallas may be divorced?" "I should say not! My husband's business keeps him in New York——my friends and your school keep me here." "Mother, what did Miss Philiburn want?" "Keep your shirt on, old girl——I'll be right up!" "Always wanting everything so darn plain and simple—if you ain't the very spit of your father." "Gee, Ed, you're certainly nutty about Lollie. Anybody would think that you were her father." "Laurel is going to have a wonderful birthday party. I'm making her a dress and tomorrow I'm going to the city and buy some beautiful favors." ”
