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21 " VIRGINIAAnd she begins complaining about this, and she begins complaining about that. And she got me so nervous, I spilled some milk I was making for the baby. You see, I was making some food for the baby, and...THE MOTHERSo I said to her, "Catherine..."VIRGINIASo, she got me so nervous I spilled some milk. So she said: "You're spilling the milk." She says: "Milk costs twenny-four cents a bottle. Wadda you, a banker?" So I said: "Mama, leave me alone, please. "
― Paddy Chayefsky , The Collected Works of Paddy Chayefsky: The Television Plays
22 " VIRGINIA(Practically on the verge of tears)I just can't stand it no more! Every minute of the day! Do this! Do that! I don't have ten minutes alone with my husband! We can't even have a fight! We don't have no privacy! Everybody's miserable in our house!THOMASAll right, Ginnie, don't get so excited.THE MOTHERShe's right. She's right. "