Gilbert (Johnny Depp): Arnie eat some chicken.
Arnie: I don't want any chicken, Gilbert.
Gilbert: You want some corn?
Arnie: I w-want some corn.
Gilbert: Good?
Arnie: Not good corn.

Gilbert: My brother Arnie's about to turn 18. My family's planning a big party for him.

Gilbert: Watching the campers is our yearly ritual. They're doing the right thing...just passin' through.

Gilbert: God, Arnie you're getting so big. Pretty soon I ain't gonna be able to carry you no more.
Arnie: No, you're getting littler, Gilbert. You're getting littler...you're shrinking. You're shrinking, Gilbert, you're shrinking. Shrinking, shrinking, shrinking.

Gilbert: Lamson's grocery is where I work and miles out of town, on the interstate, there's Food Land...where everyone else shops.

Gilbert: This is where I live, with my family. My dad built the house, it's my job to keep up the repairs. Doctor said we'd be lucky if Arnie lived to be 10. Well, 10 came and went and now the doctors are saying anytime now. Arnie could go at anytime. Some days you want him to live, some days you don't.

Gilbert: What is it buddy?
Arnie (crying): I killed him...I killed him, Gilbert...I killed him!
Gilbert: I know buddy, I know.

Gilbert: My older sister, Amy, is more like a mother. She used to manage the elementary school cafeteria over in Motley, until it burned down last year. My other sister, Ellen, just turned 15. She got her braces off and for days now she's been walkin' around going "ooh" "ah" like she can't believe the feel of teeth. I got another brother Larry, but he got away. And then, there's Mama...who in her day was the prettiest girl in these parts. Ever since our dad was hung out to dry, 17 years ago, Mama's had her hands full. You see, with Mama, there's no nice way to break it to you. She hasn't left the house in over seven years. I'm Gilbert. Gilbert Grape.

Mr. Lamson: Gilbert?
Gilbert: Sir?
Mr. Lamson: Something going on at Food Land?
Gilbert: Oh, I wouldn't know, sir. I don't shop there...I'd rather die.

Arnie: My shoeda fell off, Gilbert!

Arnie:Goodbye.
Becky:No, its not goodbye, Arnie.
Arnie:It's goodnight, goodnight to you and not to me.

Mama: You're my knight in shimmering armor. Did you know that?
Gilbert: I think you mean shining.
Mama: No, shimmering. You shimmer and you glow.

Gilbert: I know a boy whose name is Arnie. He's about to turn 18 and have a big party. I know a boy whose name is Arnie. Come on down, buddy. Come on. Match in the gas tank boom boom match in the gas tank boom boom.
Arnie:Match in a gas tank, boom, boom.

Gilbert: Amy, have you seen Arnie?
Amy: No I thought he was with you.
(Arnie laughing)
Gilbert: Arnie! Arnie! Anybody seen Arnie? Where's my brother?
Arnie (jumps down out of the tree): Boo!
Gilbert: Boo.
Gilbert: You scared me buddy. You scared Gilbert. Don't scare Gilbert, okay.
Arnie: Okay. Don't scare Gilbert, okay.

Gilbert: Did you ever see a beached whale on television?
Becky: Yeah...
Gilbert: Well that's her...that's my mom.

Arnie: Mom, I want hot dogs.
Mama: We're gonna have hot dogs, honey. I promise. We're gonna have hot dogs.
Arnie: I want hot dogs

Tucker: So, how's Mama?
Gilbert: She's fat.
v Tucker: Come on man, she's not all that big, Gilbert.
Gilbert: What?
Tucker: Listen, I saw a guy at the state fair who was...a little bit bigger.
Gilbert: A little bit bigger.
Tucker: Look, all I'm sayin' is she's not the biggest I've ever seen.
Gilbert: Tucker, she's a whale.
Arnie: She's a whale!