30 Best Steel Magnolias Quotes

I'm not crazy, I've just been in a very bad mood for 40 years! – Clairee Belcher

The only thing that separates us from the animals is our ability to accessorize. – Clairee Belcher

I would rather have 30 minutes of wonderful than a lifetime of nothing special. – Shelby Eatenton Latcherie

That which does not kill us makes us stronger. – Ouiser Boudreaux

You are a boil on the butt of humanity. – Ouiser Boudreaux

I'm not necessarily an atheist. I just have my own ideas about God. He's a lot like me, only taller and with a better sense of humor. – Annelle Dupuy Desoto

Smile! It increases your face value. – Truvy Jones

There is no such thing as natural beauty. – Truvy Jones

I have a strict policy that nobody cries alone in my presence. – Truvy Jones

Well, you know what they say: if you don't have anything nice to say about anybody, come sit by me! – Clairee Belcher

I'm not sure, but I think I just had a near-life experience. – Annelle Dupuy Desoto

The sight of blood just makes me want to hemorrhage. – Shelby Eatenton Latcherie

Here! Hit this! – Ouiser Boudreaux

Laughter through tears is my favorite emotion. – Truvy Jones

I'm an old Southern belle. The worse I feel, the more politely I behave. – M'Lynn Eatenton

I'm not a has-been. I'm a will-be. – Annelle Dupuy Desoto

You know, I've just been to the dentist, and I would rather have my gums scraped again than spend another five minutes with that woman. – Ouiser Boudreaux

My favorite emotion is laughter through tears. – Truvy Jones

She looks like she's been rode hard and put up wet. – Clairee Belcher

I have a degree in art. I can run a business. I can balance my checkbook. But I can't get my daughter to eat a cookie. – M'Lynn Eatenton

I'm not a has-been. I'm a will-be. I just haven't found out what I'm going to be yet. – Annelle Dupuy Desoto

I'm not crazy. I've just been in a very bad mood for 40 years, and I'm not gonna take it anymore! – Clairee Belcher

In a good shoe, I wear a size six, but a seven feels so good, I buy a size eight. – Truvy Jones

I promise that my personal tragedy will not interfere with my ability to do good hair. – Truvy Jones

I'm not sure what I'm more afraid of: the diabetes or the pink. – Shelby Eatenton Latcherie

You can't just waltz in here and buy the building out from under me! – Ouiser Boudreaux

I find it amusing. Men are supposed to be made out of steel or something. – Clairee Belcher

I could never be that brave. – Annelle Dupuy Desoto. Sure you could. You just go on living. – M'Lynn Eatenton

I'm not a has-been. I'm a will-be. – Annelle Dupuy Desoto

I'm fine. I can jog all the way to Texas and back, but my daughter can't. She never could. – M'Lynn Eatenton