Favorite Barbara Henrickson Quotes
I'm sorry I can't. If my families not here, than I can't be here.
Honey, life goes by in a blink of the eye.
Nicki: I didn't marry for love. I married for the principle.
Barb: I didn't. I tried. I don't know if I have a testimony for the principle. But I love you, I love our family more and more.
Nicki: That frightens me. I don't know that a marriage based on love can go the distance. The secret holiness of the institution. The sanctity of marriage. Without it, it's just random couplings, with no purpose or sticktoitiveness. How will we survive the bad times on just love?
Barb [seeing Nicki come home with shopping bags]: How's the "family emergency" going?
Margie: Yeah, somebody die at The Gap?
Barb: Who's that?
Bill: Just Nicki.
Barb: Oh. What'd she want?
Bill: No, nothing... She's ovulating
Heather: You know, I really have some strong opinions about polygamy and I would love to sit down and talk to you about it one day.
(Sarah looks down, embarrassed.)
Barb: Wuhh... We should do that sometime
I don't like the sneaking around... Actually, I love the sneaking around, it is so exciting!
Barb [to Peg]
Barb [about Nicki]: Has she said anything to you about what she's wearing?
Margene: Nuh-uh.
Barb: Just try to get her to wear something a little more... I mean, she sticks out like a sore thumb.
Margene: Oh...
Barb: I don't want to hurt her feelings, but it's like walking into the Governor's mansion with a sign that says "Practicing Polygamist". She'll never listen to it coming from me, she'll think I'm attacking her. I mean, even just offer to do her hair
Barb: I do not want the kids to go to the compound!
Nicki: All the kids or just your kids?
Barb: Any kids and certainly not mine. And mine include yours!
I know this place will feel like home, even if they don't know where there home is.
Barb: I'm having an affair.
Peg: With who?
Barb: Bill.
Peg: Your husband Bill?
Ben! Go put a shirt on. This isn't a nudist colony, last time I checked
