Jane Alexander Quotes

Dr. Grasnik She wanted a child more than anything, poor Anna. They tried hard for years, but, sometimes it's just not meant to be. Then one winter they went away; when they came back it was with Samara. Adopted, they said. Never did say from where. Said the mother died of complications. But, they had their baby, they had their horses, everything was fine. Until Anna started coming to see me. Said she was suffering visions. Seeing things. Horrible things. Like they'd been burned inside her. And it only happened around Samara. Like the girl put them there.

Rachel Were you Samara's doctor too? Was there anything wrong with her?

Dr. Grasnik You mean medically?

Rachel I mean whatever you mean.

Dr. Grasnik When Darby there was born, we knew something wasn't right with him. But, we loved him anyway. Takes work, you know. Some people have limits.

Rachel So, what happened to her?

Dr. Grasnik I referred them to a neuropsychiatric on the mainland. I assume she's still there.

Rachel You don't know? How can you not know?

Dr. Grasnik We've been through a lot of hard years out here. Mean winters, small hauls, no fish. And that was long before the horses. See, when you live on an island, you catch a cold, it's everybody's cold.

Rachel No offense, ma'am, but what the hell does that mean?

Dr. Grasnik It means ever since that girl's been gone, things have been better.

Nurse Angela Do you know what this is?

Homer Wells Oh, that's my heart.

Nurse Angela No, actually, it's Fuzzy's. There's nothing wrong with your heart.

Nurse Edna Dr. Larch wanted to keep you out of the war. That's why he told you it was yours.

Nurse Angela He was worried about his own heart. He said it would never stand up to Homer Wells going off to war.

Ted Kramer For the last six months I've been spitting blood to get this agency one of the biggest account it's ever had. And at five o'clock this afternoon, we got the account. At eight o'clock, I am walking home with the vice president and tells me I'll be the next creative director of this department. I come through this door to share with my wife one of the five best days of my life, and she looks at me and tells me she doesn't want to live with me anymore!. Can't you understand what she's done to me?

Margaret Phelps Yeah, She loused up one of the five best days of your life.

Ted Kramer You're terrific. Boy, you're.... thanks very much, really. Sisterhood.

Lillian Gray You can't reform the system if you're not in it

Ted Kramer Margaret, I just need to know something. Did you set my wife up to this?

Margaret Phelps No, I did not put Joanna up to this.

Ted Kramer Give her a little pep talk, maybe?

Margaret Phelps Joanna is a very unhappy woman and it took a lot of courage for her to walk out of here.

Ted Kramer Really. How much courage does it take to walk out on your kid?