- Emily Webb: But first, wait. One more look.
- [turning toward her home]
- Emily Webb: Goodbye. Goodbye, world. Goodbye, Grover's Corners. Mama... and Papa. Goodbye to clocks ticking, and my butternut tree, and Mama's sunflowers. And food and coffee, and new-ironed dresses, and hot baths. And sleeping, and waking up! Oh, earth, you're too wonderful for anybody to realize you!
- [to the Stage Manager]
- Emily Webb: Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it--every, every minute?