- Jonathan Smith: She doesn't want to be Cinderella; she just wants to be Cindy. But that's not good enough for you.
- Vinny DeGeralimo: I just want her to be happy.
- Jonathan Smith: Then tell her you love her, not some character out of a fairy tale.
- Mrs. Schtepmutter: Cindy!
- Cindy DeGeralimo: Hey, hey! You don't have to shout. I ain't deaf, y'know.
- Mrs. Schtepmutter: "Ain't deaf"? You should be flogged at high noon in a public square for the crimes you commit against the language of the Immortal Bard.
- Vinny DeGeralimo: I don't know how you found me, but you're a Godsend!
- Jonathan Smith: Well, actually, that's the truth.
- Cindy DeGeralimo: Why can't he just accept me?
- Jonathan Smith: I think most parents have two children: the real one and the one they dream about, the one who isn't going to make the same mistakes they did.