Daisy Werthan: Hoke? Hoke Colburn: Yes'm. Daisy Werthan: You're my best friend. Hoke Colburn: No, go on Miss Daisy. Daisy Werthan: No, really, you are... [Takes Hoke's hand] Daisy Werthan: You are. Hoke Colburn: Yes'm.
Idella: I'm goin', Miss Daisy. Daisy Werthan: [from upstairs] Alright Idella, see you tomorrow. Hoke Colburn: I'm goin' too, Miss Daisy. Daisy Werthan: Good!
Boolie Werthan: [Boolie is eating lunch at Daisy's, trying to convince her that she can't drive anymore after her accident] Mama. Daisy Werthan: No. Boolie Werthan: Mama! Daisy Werthan: No! Boolie Werthan: You know, it's a miracle you're not laying u...
Karen: So what's this big news, then? Daisy: [excited] We've been given our parts in the nativity play. And I'm the lobster. Karen: The lobster? Daisy: Yeah! Karen: In the nativity play? Daisy: [beaming] Yeah, *first* lobster. Karen: There was more t...
She bent and placed a single daisy upon the grave. A simple white daisy. The plainest of flowers, perhaps the purest, Elspeth thought. It had cost next to nothing at all, and perhaps that was the point. She wasn’t being cheap. She was being symboli...
Boolie Werthan: I'd better be gettin' back to the office. Florene'll be havin' a fit if I don't get home on time tonight. Daisy Werthan: [sarcastically] Ya'll must have plans tonight! Boolie Werthan: Goin' to the Anderson's for a dinner party. Daisy ...
[Hoke is trailing Daisy in the car as she walks to the supermarket] Daisy Werthan: What are you doing? Hoke Colburn: I'm tryin' to drive you to the store!
[Hoke and Miss Daisy are talking about how he can't read] Daisy Werthan: You know your letters don't you? Hoke Colburn: Oh yeah, yeah I know my ABC's pretty good, just can't read. Daisy Werthan: Stop saying that you're making me mad! If you know your...
[Hoke and Boolie are at the nursing home visiting Daisy. Daisy appears unwilling to speak much] Boolie Werthan: Hoke, I thought of you the other day on the expressway. I saw an Avondale Milk truck. Monster of a thing, must have had about sixteen whee...
Hoke Colburn: [Hoke walks in, Boolie and Daisy are there to confront him about a missing can of salmon] Mornin', Miss Daisy. I think it's gettin' ready to clear up out there! Oh, 'scuse me, Mr. Werthan! Boolie Werthan: Hoke, I think we're gonna have ...
Unfortunately we do treat others as we treat ourselves. We should try being genuinely kind to ourselves first and the rest will come naturally, like an 18-kt. Golden Rule.” ― Erica Goros, The Daisy Chain
Perhaps gratitude and love are one and the same.
Daisy: Goodnight Benjamin. Benjamin Button: Goodnight Daisy.
Daisy Werthan: Did you have the air-conditioning checked? I told you to have the air-conditioning checked. Hoke Colburn: I had the air-conditioning checked. I don't know what for. You never allow me to turn it on. Daisy Werthan: Hush up!
Hoke Colburn: [Hoke is driving Daisy to Mobile] Did I evre tell you about the first time I ever been outside the state of Georgia? Daisy Werthan: No, when was that? Hoke Colburn: Oh, a few minutes ago.
Daisy Werthan: I've never been prejudiced in my life and you know it. Boolie Werthan: [about the Martin Luther King dinner] Okay, then why don't you ask Hoke to go with you? Daisy Werthan: Hoke? Don't be ridiculous. He wouldn't go.
Daisy Werthan: Idella was lucky. Hoke Colburn: Yes'm. I expect she was.
The heart of a person only beats when it's surrounded by blood, by family.
My cup was already brimming before I met him —after it runneth over.
[Hoke and Boolie are walking thru Daisy's vacated home discussing how Hoke and Daisy have been since Daisy had to be put in the nursing home] Boolie Werthan: I suppose you don't get out to see her very much. Hoke Colburn: No, sir... it's hard not dri...
The Rose: Just what species or, shall we say, genus are you, my dear? Alice: Well, I guess you would call me... genus, humanus... Alice. Daisy: Ever see an alice with a blossom like that? Orchid: Come to think of it, did you ever see an alice? Daisy:...
