Memorable Quotes from Mark Moses
2 quotesConfronting Life-Altering Medical Realities
Doctor
We want to make one thing very clear to you, Ron. The possibility of your ever walking again is minimal... almost impossible. You're a T6 - paralyzed from the mid-chest down. Probably... you'll be in a wheelchair for the rest of your life. Do you understand what I'm saying?
[pause]
Ron Kovic
Well, doctor...
Doctor
Hmm?
Ron Kovic
Doctor, will I ever be able to - to have children?
Doctor
No. No, but we have a good psychologist. He's helped a lot of people.
[pause]
Ron Kovic
I'll walk again.
Doctor
No you won't...
Ron Kovic
No, I know I'll walk again!
Doctor
No, let me tell you something, Ron. You will never walk again.
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Desperation for Medical Help in Crisis
Frank
Are you in charge here?
Doctor
No, you want Dr. Lindus. His office is on the 2nd floor of the old math building. But, you won't find him there. He died on Thursday.
Frank
Doctor, we've come all the way from Colorado. We heard that you had a serum here. It's my daughter. She's... My daughter's very sick.
Doctor
How long?
Frank
Little over a week.
Doctor
Is she bleeding from her ears yet?
Frank
No.
Doctor
Well, bring her in. Okay, kids. These nice people are gonna take you to your parents, who're all waiting outside. So, as soon as we finish our medicine, we'll all be right as rain.
Kate
What're you doing to those kids? What's that? Where's the serum?
Doctor
A serum? Yes, we had a serum. For three days it stabilized the patients; a few actually improved. Three days. That's the best we could do. Or anyone else in the world as far as I know. Staved off the virus for three days, prolonged sickness and pain for 72 hours. Well, I'm not prolonging it any more.
Frank
What's in the punch?
Doctor
Potassium. Lots and lots of potassium. Now, if you'll excuse us.
[starts dragging a curtain closed, concealing the group of children]
Kate
No! No, stop! You can't do this!
Brian
Kate, they're sick, they're already dead. Let's go.
Kate
Brian, they're kids.
Frank
Who's dead? My daughter's alive!
Kate
There are other places-
Frank
Stop pulling the goddamn curtain!
[the doctor ignores him]
Kate
Please. Please.
Frank
Give me your gun.
Brian
Frank, stay where you are.
Frank
Give me your gun, Brian.
Brian
Frank, you know I can't do that.
Brian
Danny!
Frank
Stop. Stop! Stop, goddamn you! Stop it! Now!
Doctor
Look around you. We lost power two weeks ago. We sucked the town dry of gas just to run the generators. There's nothing left.
Frank
Don't. Please don't.
Doctor
Sometimes, choosing life is just choosing a more painful form of death.
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