Jed Towers: Are you alright?
Ruth Jones: Yes.

- Lurene Tuttle (as Ruth Jones) in Don't Bother to Knock (1952)

Jed Towers: Are you the girl in 809?
Nell Forbes: Why, yes. Who's this?
Jed Towers: I'm the guy in 821. Across the court. Can I ask you a question?
Nell Forbes: I don't know. I suppose so. Are you sure you want me?
Jed Towers: Yeah. You're the one I want, alright. Are you doing anything you couldn't be doing better with somebody else?
Nell Forbes: I guess I'll have to hang up!
Jed Towers: Why? You cant get hurt on the telephone.
Nell Forbes: Who are you?
Jed Towers: I told you. The man across the way. A lonely soul.
Nell Forbes: You sound peculiar.
Jed Towers: I'm not peculiar. I'm just frustrated. I got a bottle of rye. And as I waas saying, what are you doing?
Nell Forbes: What's your name?
Jed Towers: Billy.
Nell Forbes: Oh...
Jed Towers: What's the matter? Don't you like Billy?

- Richard Widmark (as Jed Towers) in Don't Bother to Knock (1952)

Jed Towers: Does that mean come on over?
Nell Forbes: Yes. If you like.
Jed Towers: Two minutes.

- Richard Widmark (as Jed Towers) in Don't Bother to Knock (1952)

Jed Towers: I said: "look, I believe in a drink, a kiss or a laugh now and then". And that's the way it would be. "Fine" she said, I can hear her saying it now. "Fine, I like to laugh".
Lyn Lesley: I still like to laugh. But not at myself. I just don't want any of it any more. Life's too long.
Jed Towers: Alright, I'll send you a valentine. What do you want? Hearts and flowers? Forever and ever? Love?
Lyn Lesley: Don't be afraid to say it. It's not a dirty word.

- Anne Bancroft (as Lyn Lesley) in Don't Bother to Knock (1952)

Jed Towers: The female race is always cheesing up my life!

- Richard Widmark (as Jed Towers) in Don't Bother to Knock (1952)

Jed Towers: Why didn't you tell me you were working here?
Nell Forbes: I'm not. I'm just doing it for tonight.
Jed Towers: Yeah, I know. You're an heiress. Tomorrow morning, you'll ride through your estate side saddled.
Nell Forbes: She made you say that!

- Marilyn Monroe (as Nell Forbes) in Don't Bother to Knock (1952)

Rochelle: I'm frightened! I think something's happened!

- Jeanne Cagney (as Rochelle) in Don't Bother to Knock (1952)

Eddie Forbes: You smell like a cooch dancer!

- Elisha Cook Jr. (as Eddie Forbes) in Don't Bother to Knock (1952)

Lyn Lesley: I'm not angry; I'm just furious.

- Anne Bancroft (as Lyn Lesley) in Don't Bother to Knock (1952)

Nell Forbes: You look so different in those clothes.
Eddie Forbes: I'm different all the time.

- Elisha Cook Jr. (as Eddie Forbes) in Don't Bother to Knock (1952)