- Jonathan Muir: Hey, Mom, you know Captain Gregg can tell time by the stars?
- Candice Muir: You and that ghost. I'd rather trust a clock.
- Jonathan Muir: Clocks can stop. Stars never stop.
- Capt. Daniel Gregg: Madam, there is more charm and elegance in your appearance at this moment than in other womens at their most carefully groomed.
- Capt. Daniel Gregg: Captain Daniel Gregg requests the pleasure of Mrs. Carolyn Muir's company in the wheelhouse at 4:00 for a leisurely glass of Madeira.
- Martha Grant: Okay, honey, you wipe the dishes and I'll finish up the laundry.
- Candice Muir: What will I dry 'em with?
- Martha Grant: The best thing's a hot desert wind, but we don't get too many of those up here.
- Capt. Daniel Gregg: Madam, may I suggest that you arrange your petty household chores so as not to interfere with the leisurely hour of conversation and Madeira?
- Martha Grant: I think I'll dip some tallow this afternoon. Turning on the light switch is such a nuisance.
- Carolyn Muir: Martha, have you ever been to a cotillion with a handsome stranger?
- Martha Grant: No, but I once went to a beer bust with a traveling salesman who had a waxed mustache.
- Carolyn Muir: We'd ever hand-churned butter?
- Carolyn Muir: I-I'd be happy to, but I have to run up some curtains on my spinning wheel.