- Mrs. Dickinson: Yes. Just be quiet. We have enough of a racket now that your father brought home those dreadful teens.
- Lavinia Dickinson: It's crazy how young they are.
- Emily Dickinson: I know. Think about it. They don't even remember a time before telegrams.
- Emily Dickinson: Mom, we need to use the parlor tonight. It's an emergency.
- Mrs. Dickinson: What do you need it for.
- Lavinia Dickinson: Just to have a few girls over, talk about our feelings...
- Emily Dickinson: And seek wisdom from the dead.
- Lavinia Dickinson: Yeah, and that.