Memorable Quotes from Beatrice Straight
7 quotesA Mother's Plea for Her Child
Diane
Uhhh ... this is probably going to be seem a little strange. We hear better on this channel, don't ask me why. Well, uh -- I guess I'll call her. Carol Anne? ... it's Mommy, sweetheart. We want to talk to you. Please answer me, baby. Please answer me. Please talk to me, bunny.
Marty
-- look at the dog --
Diane
Are you with us now? Can you... can you say hello to daddy?
Carol Anne
Hello, Daddy.
Steve
Hello, Sweetpea.
Diane
It's Mommy, sweetheart.
Carol Anne
Hello, Mommy.
Diane
Hello, baby. Can you see me? Can you see Mommy?
Carol Anne
Mommy? Where are you? Where are you?
Diane
We're home, baby. We're home. Can you find me? Can you find a way to us, baby?
Carol Anne
Mommy, where are you? I can't find you. I can't. I'm afraid of the Light, mommy. I'm afraid of the Light.
Dr. Lesh
Tell her to stay away from the light.
Diane
Maybe it's a way out --
Dr. Lesh
It is -- it is a way out, but not for her. Tell her, quickly.
Diane
Stay away from the light. The light is dangerous. Don't go near it. Don't even look at the light.
Carol Anne
Mommy, there's somebody here ... Mommy, somebody's coming. Mommy, help me, please! Get away from me. Leave me alone!
Diane
She just moved through me. My God, I felt her. I can smell her. It's her...She's all over me... She went through my soul.
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Understanding Poltergeist Intrusions vs. Classic Hauntings
Diane
How long have you been investigating haunted houses?
Dr. Lesh
Mrs. Freeling, the determination as to whether your home is haunted is not very easy. I -- what I meant to say was, it might very well be a poltergeist intrusion instead of a classic haunting.
[A heavy teapot slides across the table by itself in front of her]
Steve
There's a difference?
Ryan
It's electrical. You can smell the charge.
Dr. Lesh
Poltergeist are usually associated with an individual. Hauntings seem to be connected with an area, a house usually.
Marty
Poltergeist disturbances are of fairly short duration, perhaps a couple of months. Hauntings can go on for -- years.
Diane
Are you telling me that all of this could just suddenly end at any time?
Dr. Lesh
Yes, it could, unless it's a haunting. But hauntings don't usually revolve around living people.
Diane
Then we don't have much time, Dr. Lesh, because my daughter is alive somewhere inside this house.
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Questioning the Nature of the Soul
Dr. Lesh
Some people believe that when you die, your soul goes to heaven.
Robbie
When Grandpa was dying, I looked at him in the hospital bed. And I was watching. But I didn't see anything go up out of him.
Diane
Well, his soul is invisible, Robbie. You couldn't see it.
Robbie
But how come Grandpa isn't there on television with Carol Anne?
Dr. Lesh
Some people believe that when people die, there's a wonderful light -- as bright as the sun. But it doesn't hurt to look into it. All the answers to all the questions that you ever want to know are inside that light. And when you walk to it, you become a part of it forever. (beat) And then, some people die but they -- don't know that they've gone.
Robbie
They think they're still alive?
Dr. Lesh
Yes. Maybe they didn't want to die. Maybe they weren't ready. Maybe they hadn't lived fully yet or they'd lived a long, long time and they still wanted more life. They resist going into that light, however hard the light wants them. They just -- hang around. Watch TV, watch their friends grow up -- feeling unhappy and jealous and those feelings are bad. They hurt. (beat) And then, some people just get lost on the way to the light, and they need someone to guide them to it.
Robbie
So some people get angry and throw things around - like in my bedroom?
Dr. Lesh
Yes. Just like in school. Like -- some kids are nice to you, some kids are mean.
Robbie
I got beat up once by three kids. They took my lunch money. Maybe they got hit by a truck and they're upstairs right now!
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The Irresponsibility of Parapsychology Practice
Dr. Lesh
Parapsychology isn't something you master in. There are no certificates of graduation. No licenses to practice... I am a professional psychologist who spends most of my time engaged in this ghostly hobby, which makes me I suppose the most irresponsible woman of my age that I know.
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Seeking Help Amid Disturbances for Missing Child
Dr. Lesh
Would your family welcome a serious investigation of these disturbances by someone who can make first-hand observations?
Steve
Dr. Lesh, we really don't care about the disturbances -- the pounding and the flashing, the screaming ... the music. We just want you to find our little girl.
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Recording Unexplained Phenomena in Poltergeist
Ryan
Mr. Freeling, we'll record any psychotronic energy or event.
Dr. Lesh
Yes, Ryan photographed an extraordinary episode on a case in Redlands.
Ryan
That's right. It was a child's toy, a very small Matchbox vehicle. Rolled seven feet across a linoleum surface. The duration of the event was seven hours.
Steve
Seven hours for what?
Ryan
For the vehicle to complete the distance. Of course, this would never register on the naked eye. But I have it recorded on a time-lapse camera. It's fantastic.
Steve
-- Mm-hm --
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Fear of the Unknown and Its Impact
Dr. Lesh
It isn't over. I'm absolutely terrified... It's all the things that we don't understand. I feel like the proto-human coming out of the forest primeval and seeing the moon for the first time and throwing rocks at it.
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