“Laughter through tears is my favorite emotion." (Truvey Jones)”

“I just sat there. I just held Shelby's hand. There was no noise, no tremble, just peace. Oh god. I realize as a woman how lucky I am. I was there when that wonderful creature drifted into my life and I was there when she drifted out. It was the most precious moment of my life.”

“smile, It increases your face value”

“The only difference between us and the animals is our ability to accessorize!”

“...then we went skinny dippin' and did things that frighten the fish...Character, Shelby Eatonton, from the movie, Steel Magnolias.”

“Louie brought his new girlfriend over, and the nicest thing I can say about her is all her tattoos are spelled correctly.”

“I would rather have thirty minutes of wonderful, than a lifetime of nothing special.”