William Spence: [to his son, Hartzell] A pastor's family are in a special category. We are uh... Well, It's as if we walked a sort of tightrope. Balancing with one foot on earth and one foot already in heaven.

- Fredric March (as William Spence) in One Foot in Heaven (1941)

William Spence: [upon his new found enlightenment about motion pictures] He who speaks to only one generation is already dead. And he who listens to only one generation is deaf.

- Fredric March (as William Spence) in One Foot in Heaven (1941)