Lilies of the Field (1963)
Lilia Skala: Mother Maria
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Quotes
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Mother Maria : The Lions.
Sister Gertrude : Ya.
Mother Maria : The Elks.
Sister Gertrude : Ya.
Mother Maria : The Order of Moose.
Sister Gertrude : Ya.
Mother Maria : Kiwani's, what kind of animal is that?
Sister Gertrude : American.
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Mother Maria : [the morning after a fiesta] Well, you are awake?
Homer Smith : Yeah, I guess so.
Mother Maria : Good.
[throws a cup of cold water in his face]
Homer Smith : Why'd you go and do that?
Mother Maria : The women last night, they say that is the only thing when a man has been mixing wine with tequila!
[walks away]
Homer Smith : I'm gonna mix you with tequila!
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Mother Maria : We build a shapel.
Homer Smith : It's very nice. What's a "shapel"?
Mother Maria : [starts in German] Eine kleine Kirche. A cha-pel. We build a chapel right here.
Homer Smith : Who's "we"?
Mother Maria : You.
Homer Smith : [wants no part of that project] Lots of luck. I ain't gonna build you no chapel.
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Homer Smith : [the final English lesson] Oh, *I* built a chapel...
All of the sisters : *I* built a chapel.
Homer Smith : *You* built a chapel...
All of the sisters : *You* built a chapel.
Homer Smith : *We" built a chapel...
Mother Maria : [points to heaven] *He* built a chapel.
Homer Smith : [pause, then] Amen.
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Mother Maria : [ringing the dinner bell] Schmidt! Schmidt!
Homer Smith : Old Mother gonna feed the slaves?
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Mother Maria : [upon first meeting Homer] God is good. He has sent me a big strong man.