- Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis: You know it's not... it's not just football and peach picking, it's... you know, your mom and I both had very full lives before we ever met each other; now that we're married, it's getting all those pieces to fit, you know? You lose the most important piece.
- Elizabeth Cooper McGillis: You mean sex.
- Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis: [surprised] I didn't say that.
- Elizabeth Cooper McGillis: Becky did.
- [refering to her friend]
- Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis: Oh really. Well, you can tell Becky there's a lot more to it than that.
- Elizabeth Cooper McGillis: Oh?
- Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis: Yeah! Well, there's... I mean, just looking into each other's eyes and remembering what it was that brought you together in the first place. Just where do you find the time for that?
- Elizabeth Cooper McGillis: What about now?
- Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis: Zero five thirty - that's my jogging time.
- Elizabeth Cooper McGillis: So?
- Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis: Well, I have been jogging every day for the passed ten years without fail.
- Elizabeth Cooper McGillis: Can I make a suggestion?
- Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis: Sure.
- Elizabeth Cooper McGillis: Fail.
- [continues eating her cereal]
- Polly Cooper: Aw, man, he's asleep.
- [Mac is out on the couch and she goes to wake him]
- Elizabeth Cooper McGillis: Wait! Don't wake him!
- Polly Cooper: Why not?
- Elizabeth Cooper McGillis: Because every marine movie I've ever seen, if you startle them, they kill you!