Judy Geller: Your grandmother would’ve hated this.

Monica Geller: Sure. What with it being her funeral and all.

Judy Geller: No, I’d be hearing about… why didn’t I get the honey-glazed ham. Or I didn’t spend enough on flowers. Or she’d say: “Why waste your money? I don’t need flowers, I’m dead.”

Monica Geller: That sounds like Nana.

Judy Geller: Do you know what it’s like to grow up with someone who is critical of every single thing you say?

Monica Geller: I can imagine.

Judy Geller: It’s a wonder your mother turned out to be the positive, life-affirming person she is.

Monica Geller: That is a wonder. So tell me something, Mom. If you had to do it all over again… I mean, if she was here right now… would you tell her?

Judy Geller: Tell her what?

Monica Geller: How she drove you crazy, picking on every little detail. Like your hair, for example.

Judy Geller: I’m not sure I know what you’re getting at.

Monica Geller: Would things have been better if you’d just told her the truth?

Judy Geller: No. I think some things are better left unsaid. It’s nicer when people just get along.

From Friends – Season 1 Episode 8: ‘The One Where Nana Dies Twice’ (1×08)

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