How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from It's a Wonderful Life.
Quote #4
GEORGE: Now, you listen to me! I don't want any plastics, and I don't want any ground floors, and I don't want to get married, ever, to anyone! You understand that? I want to do what I want to do. And you're ... and you're ... [he suddenly starts kissing Mary] Oh, Mary, Mary.
Love trumps George's ambitions. He's willing to give up everything for Mary. Mary has had to watch him slowly come around to realizing what she's known all along. Up until this point in the film, the romantic story has had some screwball comedy elements. From here on, though, it's a story about steady, deep love and commitment.
Quote #5
MARY: Remember the night we broke the windows in this old house? This is what I wished for.
Mary was playing the long game; George was worth waiting for.
Quote #6
GEORGE: Mary, it's George! Don't you know me? What's happened to us?
MARY: I don't know you! Let me go!
GEORGE: Mary, please! Oh, don't do this to me. Please, Mary, help me. Where's our kids? I need you, Mary! Help me, Mary!
George lost sight of his love when he was lost in all of the anxieties about the Building and Loan. But, being momentarily deprived of it makes him see how precious it is.