- Henry Dinsdale: Waste of bloody time.
- Henry Dinsdale: Can't learn aught in there you can't learn out there.
- Helen Alderson: Swear she's like a sheepdog but with half the sense.
- James Herriot: My mother used to despair at my mucking about with animals. Still does.
- Helen Alderson: She's me sister.
- James Herriot: I'll be back to see you soon... The calf!
- James Herriot: To remove the cast from its leg.
- James Herriot: In a couple of months... weeks!
- James Herriot: Has anyone ever told you how insufferable you are?
- Siegfried Farnon: Not to my face, no.
- Siegfried Farnon: I know you're the patron saint of lost causes, but...
- Mrs. Hall: And what is THAT supposed to mean?
- Siegfried Farnon: You care about people who sometimes don't deserve it.
- Mrs. Hall: On that we must agree.
- Siegfried Farnon: What's wrong? Why can't I have it?
- Mrs. Hall: Because it's not one word and it's spelled differently.
- Siegfried Farnon: Yes, yes. Besides that.
- James Herriot: Have you traveled far?
- Tristan Farnon: Edinburgh. Been at veterinary college.
- James Herriot: Training to be a vet?
- Tristan Farnon: No, electrician.