Quotes
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Charlie Hume : What happened?
Mrs. Pynchon : Well, I was in the elevator and a spectacularly rude man blew cigar smoke in my face. We had words, and he presented me with his cigar! His slimy, half-smoked cigar!
Charlie Hume : Gee, that's terrible. What did you do?
Mrs. Pynchon : Well, I said to him - "I cannot rob you of the only thing in the world that lights up in your presence!"
Lou Grant : [giggling] What a great come-back!
Charlie Hume : That's telling him!
Mrs. Pynchon : Well, unfortunately I was four floors away when I thought of it...
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Mrs. Pynchon : [to a man in a crowded elevator who is smoking a cigar] Would you mind putting out that cigar?
McPhee : The time it takes me to put it out, I'll be at my floor.
Mrs. Pynchon : Indulge me.
McPhee : Ease up, will ya, lady? This'll be over in no time.
Mrs. Pynchon : You're breaking the law.
McPhee : Do you own this elevator?
Mrs. Pynchon : [haughtily] The elevator, the building, the block!
Mrs. Pynchon , McPhee : Heh. Then this must be yours, too.
[hands her the burning cigar and steps off the elevator]