Tootie Smith quotes

View Quote [singing] I was drunk last night, dear Mother;
I was drunk the night before.
But if you forgive me Mother,
I'll never get drunk anymore.

View Quote [learning that the family must move to New York] It'll take me at least a week to dig up all my dolls in the cemetery.

View Quote I'd rather be poor if we could only stay here. I'd rather go with the orphalins at the orphalins home.

View Quote [to Esther] Did he [Santa Claus] come yet? I've been waiting such a long time. And I haven't seen a thing. How will he know how to find us next year? He's so used to coming here.

View Quote [smashing her snowmen] Nobody's going to have them. Not everybody's going to New York. I'd rather kill them if we can't take them with us.

View Quote Poor Margaretta!