- Giorgi Papashvily: I see also here Greek, and Georgian, Syrian, and sitting in the same room and eating the same food is even Turk and Armenian. And I say to myself, if in USA such a thing can happen, then here, anything can happen.
- Uncle John: [When two Native Americans come on horses with ropes to pull their car out of the mud] You must treat them with great respect. They are first citizens of USA.
- Giorgi Papashvily: [Writing to Helen] Yesterday Uncle John does not like his job so he quit and decide to go to California. I come with him. Also coming Anna, Luba, Tariel, Chancho.
- Nuri Bey: In USA, what's everyone doing all the time, huh? Eating. If not eating, chewing gum to fool themselves they are eating. So, we go in business making gum.
- Nuri Bey: You haven't got a dozen eggplants?
- Helen Watson: [Shakes her head, holding back a smile]
- Nuri Bey: Should always have eggplant. Important, like salt and pepper.
- Nuri Bey: All right, we'll make dalma instead. You have grape leaves?
- Helen Watson: [shakes her head]
- Nuri Bey: No grapes?
- Helen Watson: I know it's careless of me, but, no.
- Nuri Bey: Here is address. By the time you get there, duff will be ready in package waiting for you.
- Giorgi Papashvily: Duff?
- Nuri Bey: Is flour and yeast for khinkali.
- Giorgi Papashvily: Thought it was called "doe."
- Nuri Bey: Is pronounced "duff."
- Giorgi Papashvily: Uncle John say "doe."
- Nuri Bey: Giorgi, I know he's great friend of yours. But Uncle John don't speak English so good. Better you learn from me - is "duff." Show you why. When meat is hard to eat is called "tuff." How you spell?
- Giorgi Papashvily: T-O-U-G-H.
- Nuri Bey: Right! When ocean's up and down, is called "ruff." How you spell?
- Giorgi Papashvily: R-O-U-G-H.
- Nuri Bey: Right. And flour and yeast for khinkali is spelled D-O-U-G-H. So, is "duff."
- Giorgi Papashvily: Duff.
- Nuri Bey: ...Ah, is amazing how easy language for me.
- Anna Godiedze: And I am hungry.
- Giorgi Papashvily: We can eat later. First, we go to Helen.
- Anna Godiedze: All right. Have your own pleasure. That I'm starving is not important. After all, who am I? I'm nothing. Just something in the back seat. Something like another suit case.
- [Ferrer seems about to be holding back laughter]
- Uncle John: We've decided you should engage yourself to Helen quick, tonight.
- Giorgi Papashvily: Uncle John, I would like very much to engage myself, but I think is too fast.
- Nuri Bey: Giorgi, in USA everything is fast. Lady and gentleman meet on Saturday, date on Sunday, marry Monday.
- Nuri Bey: Georgi, there is one rule for Georgians, Turks, Armenians, when learning English. Whenever you think you should say "V," say "W." When you think it should be "W," say "V." That way it can' go wrong.
- Grandma: Well, this may come as a big surprise to you, Florence, but the glands are not controlled by second papers.
- Giorgi Papashvily: And Nuri Bey.
- Nuri Bey: Yes?
- Giorgi Papashvily: Will you do me one more favor, please?
- Nuri Bey: Of course.
- Giorgi Papashvily: Start tomorrow, don't do me no more favor.
- Anna Godiedze: They're going to kill us.
- Tariel Godiedze: Don't be afraid, Anna. Don't be afraid. I will not let them touch you. I have a knife. Before I die, I kill you and Luba.
- Aunt Florence: And after all, mother, he's been in this country less than a year. Why, he isn't even a citizen.
- Nuri Bey: If you say you're not guilty, you have to go in court. Then you lose day's pay. So you say you're guilty. It's cheaper.
- Giorgi Papashvily: It's cheaper too to shoot out brains. No clothes to buy, no food, no hotel room to pay. Only one trouble - you're no longer a man.
- Judge Gordon: I hardly see that the word "honesty" applied to the court should cause such unseemly mirth. If there's a repetition the court will be cleared.
- Uncle Besso: Giorgi, I admit I'm gentleman. But I'm also miser. Gentleman in me says "tear up paper," but miser says, "eh, heh, it would be very bad business. And since I'm more miser than gentleman, I not hold you to your handshake.
- Giorgi Papashvily: Besso's crazy. I never shake hands to buy farm.
- Helen Watson: But I've told you, and told you, and...
- Grandma: That he doesn't give you that chill up and down your spine. Ohhhh. That you can get from a cold shower. And that you've had. And what did it give you? Two of the coldest years you've ever known. Not even if Fred hadn't walked out on you, it would have been empty. He didn't need you. And that's the only basis for a marriage - to be needed and wanted. And not only in marriage. In just everyday living. A person that somebody doesn't need and want is awfully lonely.