Mona Lisa Smile 2003 quotes, page 2

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Most scenes together: Katherine Watson & Bill Dunbar (6), Betty Warren & Bill Dunbar (4), Katherine Watson & Betty Warren (3)

Mona Lisa Smile quotes

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I've heard her called a quitter for leaving and aimless wanderer. But not all who wander are aimless, especially those who seek truth beyond tradition, beyond definition, beyond the image. I'll never forget you.

[in her last editorial]

Not all who wander are aimless. Especially not those who seek truth beyond tradition, beyond definition, beyond the image.

[in her second editorial]

Wellesley girls who are married have become quite adept at balancing their obligations. One hears such comments, as - I'm able to baste the chicken with one hand and outline the paper with the other. While our mothers were called to workforce for Lady Liberty. It is our duty- nay, obligation to reclaim our place in the home, bearing the children that will carry our traditions into the future. One must pause to consider why Miss Katherine Watson, instructor in the art history department has decided to declare war on the holy sacrament of marriage. Her subversive and political teachings encourage our Wellesley girls to reject the roles they were born to fill.

[In reference to Betty's future in laws]

Did you ever hear the phrase "Keeping up with the Jones'" [points to the Jones] Mr. and Mrs. Jones. The actual historic family they named the phrase after.