Abby Brewster: [to Mortimer about the body in the window seat] Who can that be?
Arsenic and Old LaceTeddy Brewster: Mr. Witherfork! Mr. Witherspoon: Spoon! [Mortimer hands him a spoon]
Arsenic and Old Lace[Meeting with Dr. Gilchrist in the cemetery] Mortimer Brewster: Pull up a tombstone!
Arsenic and Old LaceMortimer Brewster: All I did was cross the bridge and I was in Brooklyn. Amazing.
Arsenic and Old LaceBuilding a mechanical device for its appearance is like putting lace on a bowling ball.
Andrew Vachss