A character in Little Children (2006)

May McGorvey quotes from Little Children (2006)

Phyllis Somerville
Played by Phyllis Somerville Little Children (2006) · 22 quotes

5th most-quoted character in Little Children (2006): in 3 of its 22 quotes
Most scenes with: Ronald James McGorvey (3), Narrator (2)

Scenes with May McGorvey

3 scenes
May McGorvey

There are four columns of lovely women in here, and only one of four men. The odds are on our side. Now why wouldn't any of these women want to meet a nice person like you?

I'm not a nice person.

May McGorvey

You're a miracle, Ronnie. We're all miracles. Know why? Because as humans, every day we go about our business, and all that time we know... we all know... that the things we love, at any time now can be all be taken away. We live knowing that and we keep going anyway. Animals don't do that.

May McGorvey
[helping Ronnie getting ready for his date]

There, you look handsome. She won't be disappointed.

Yeah, wait till she hears about my criminal record.

May McGorvey

There are four whole columns of lonely women here, and only a handful of men. The odds are on our side. Why wouldn't one of these women want to meet a nice person like you?

I'm not a nice person.

May McGorvey

You did a bad thing. But that doesn't mean you're a bad person.

I have a psychosexual disorder.

May McGorvey

You're better now. They wouldn't have let you out if you weren't.

They let me out because they had to.

May McGorvey

Well, maybe if you found a girlfriend closer to your own age, you wouldn't have the bad urges so often.

I don't want a girlfriend my own age, Mommy. I wish I did.

May McGorvey

What are you going to do when I'm gone? Who's going to take care of you?

What's the matter, Mommy? Are you sick or something?

May McGorvey

I'm an old woman. I'm not going to live forever. Who's going to cook for you? Who's going to wash the dishes?

I can wash the dishes.

May McGorvey

You've never washed a dish in your life.

I could do it if I had to, I'm not a ****.

May McGorvey

No, you're not. You're a miracle, Ronnie. We're all miracles. You know why? Because as humans, everyday we go about our business, and all that time we know, we all know that the things we love, the people we love... at any time, it can all be taken away. We live knowing that and we keep going anyway. Animals don't do that.

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