- Archie Bunker: Everybody's scared of death until it hits you. After that, you never give it another thought.
- Archie Bunker: [discussing the death of Mrs. Dillon and respecting her final wishes] What did you do?
- Edith Bunker: I did what she asked me to do. I held her hand and I didn't let go.
- Edith Bunker: Maybe Mrs. Dillon would like me to read her a story.
- Miss Critchen: Be sure it's a short one.
- Edith Bunker: Is she that sick?
- Miss Critchen: Better read fast.
- Edith Bunker: A lot of them old people depend on me. What are they gonna do without me?
- Archie Bunker: The same thing they do with you. Croak.
- Norene Hammer: I'm Norene Hammer, um, Mrs. Dillon's daughter.
- Archie Bunker: Oh yeah yeah, the woman with the mother, until today.