- John Carter: Mrs. Oleson, cancel my account at the store and the restaurant.
- Harriet Oleson: Well, why, for Heaven's sake?
- John Carter: Because I can't trust you. Your eyes are too close together.
- Harriet Oleson: Surely you're not considering hiring that dwarf in there, are you?
- Mr. Bill Anderson: Why... yes I was. I need a teller, and he...
- Harriet Oleson: Are you running a bank, or are you running a sideshow? I can't believe you'd hire someone like that.
- Mr. Bill Anderson: Mrs. Oleson, I do not judge someone by their size. I judge them by their ability.
- Harriet Oleson: Well, perhaps there are a few other things you should take into consideration.
- Mr. Bill Anderson: Such as?
- Harriet Oleson: Such as... Once you let one undesirable into the community, do you realize how many will follow? Now, I think he should be with his own kind.
- Mr. Bill Anderson: Mrs. Oleson...
- Harriet Oleson: I'm not finished, Mr. Anderson! Now, of course the decision to hire him is yours, but I want you to know that if he does work in that bank, my account will be closed. And I'm quite sure that the Oleson account is by far the largest that is in town.
- Harriet Oleson: I don't know why it is I have such a short temper.
- Lou Bates: What?
- Harriet Oleson: I have such a short temper.
- Lou Bates: If anyone has a short temper, it should be me.
- Harriet Oleson: [laughs] A midget!
- Lou Bates: It appears that way.
- Harriet Oleson: Well, I've never seen one before.
- Lou Bates: It's a small world.