Moe: What the hell do you want, my head on a plate ? Was my life so happy? Chris', my old man was a bum. I supported the whole damn family five kids and Mom. When they grew up they beat it the hell away like rabbits. Mom died. I went to the war; got clapped down like a bedbug; woke up in a room without a leg. What the hell do you think, anyone's got it better than you? I never had a home either. I'm lookin' too!

Hennie: So what?!

Moe: So you're it — you're home for me, a place to live! That's the whole parade, sickness, eating out your heart! Sometimes you meet a girl — she stops it — that's love. ... So take a chance! Be with me, Paradise. What's to lose?

Hennie: My pride!

Moe (grabbing her): What do you want? Say the word — I'll tango on a dime. Don't gimme ice when your heart's on fire!