The Golden Girls (TV Series)
Sisters and Other Strangers (1990)
Marian Mercer: Magda
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Quotes
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Magda : What's to happen? Now that there is freedom in my country my people will read these books and be confused.
Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak : These books represent different ideas. While you're here there are two books I want you to read. The first one is Thomas Paine's Common Sense, I think you'll realize what I'm trying to say. The other is Vanna White's autobiography.
Magda : Why should I read that?
Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak : It's just a hell of a book.
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Magda : Now the way it was we knew what to do. When there is one road no one gets lost.
Rose Nylund : Not so, back in St. Olaf...
Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak : Rose, is this a story about getting lost?
Rose Nylund : Yes.
Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak : Well don't tell us, show us.
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Magda : [Stan's cousin from communist Czechoslovakia is visiting] Such a beautiful home! Who sleeps with government official?
Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak : Oh, that would be my friend, Blanche... And this is my mother, Sophia Petrillo.
Sophia Petrillo : [skeptical] So, you're Stan's cousin.
Magda : Please don't hold it against me.
Sophia Petrillo : She's OK.
Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak : Sit down, sit down. Tell me, where's Stan? Is he parking the car?
Magda : I take taxi. Stanley and I have disagreement.
Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak : Oh, what about?
Magda : He saw himself as human being, I disagreed.