- Caroline: Okay, let's see. I am about to meet Allison, who could very well be my late sister's identical twin. She's marrying Mitch, a man who I love and respect, but who blames himself for Stephanie's death and could very well be mistaking guilt for love. Now my friend Neely, she still covets Mitch.
- Neely: I do not covet Mitch. I've just realized that he's the only man I've ever really loved in my entire pathetic, shallow existence.
- Caroline: You are not pathetic or shallow.
- Neely: Well, thank you, Caroline.
- Caroline: You are ruthlessly ambitious and completely without morals.
- Neely: I resent that. Maybe I used to be, but I've changed.
- Caroline: Neely, you are still trying to manipulate Mitch's life to suit your own agenda.
- Neely: So what if I am? I'm doing it for his own damn good.