29 quotes
The Physiology of Crying Explained
Seth
Why do people cry?
Maggie
What do you mean?
Seth
I mean... what happens physically?
Maggie
Well... umm... tear ducts operate on a normal basis to lubricate and protect the eye and when you have an emotion they overreact and create tears.
Seth
Why? Why do they overreact?
Maggie
I don't know.
[pause]
Seth
Maybe... maybe emotion becomes so intense your body just can't contain it. Your mind and your feelings become too powerful... and your body weeps.
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Questioning Divine Intentions and Personal Punishment
Seth
Why did He do this?
Cassiel
I don't know.
Seth
Am I being punished?
Cassiel
You know better than that.
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The Value of Fleeting Moments
Cassiel
If you knew what was going to happen, would you still have done it?
Seth
I would rather have had one breath of her hair, one kiss of her mouth, one touch of her hand, than eternity without it. Just one.
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A Simple Question About Pajamas
Seth
Can I ask you something?
Susan
Yes?
Seth
What did you like best?
Susan
Pajamas.
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Presence in Every Moment
Maggie
Who- What are you?
Seth
I came to take Mr. Balford... and I saw you. I couldn't take my eyes off you. How you fought for him. And you looked right at me... like I was a man.
Maggie
To take Mr. Balford"?
Seth
I was there. We are always there in every room.
Maggie
What are you talking about?
Seth
I was there in the stairwell... when you cried for your patient. And I touched you, remember?
Maggie
Why are you doing this?
Seth
Because I'm in love with you.
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Awakening to a Greater Existence
Maggie Rice
Something happened in that room. I got this jolt that... something bigger is out there. Something bigger than me, bigger than you. Does that sound crazy?
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Loss and Responsibility in Healing
Seth
Are you in despair?
Maggie
I lost a patient.
Seth
You did everything you could?
Maggie
I was holding his heart in my hand when he died.
Seth
Then he wasn't alone.
Maggie
Yes, he was.
Seth
People died.
Maggie
Not on my table.
Seth
People died when their bodies give out.
Maggie
It's my job to keep their bodies from giving out. Or what am I doing here?
Seth
It wasn't your fault, Maggie.
Maggie
I wanted him to live.
Seth
He is living. Just not the way you think.
Maggie
I don't believe in that.
Seth
Some things are true whether you believe them or not.
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Questioning Evidence of Capability
Seth
You're a good doctor.
Maggie
How do you know?
Seth
I have a feeling.
Maggie
Yeah, well that's pretty flimsy evidence.
Seth
Close your eyes. Just for a second... what am I doing?
Maggie
You're... touching me.
Seth
How do you know?
Maggie
Because I feel it.
Seth
You should trust that. You don't trust it enough.
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Love Changes Beliefs About Angels
Taglines
She didn't believe in angels until she fell in love with one.
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Contemplating the Nature of Our Fight
Maggie Rice
We fight for people’s lives, right? Do you ever wonder who it is we're fighting with?
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A Difficult Decision About Home
Susan
Where are we going?
Seth
Home.
Susan
Can Mommy come?
Seth
No.
Susan
She won't understand.
Seth
She will someday.
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The Complexity of Perception and Connection
Nathaniel Messinger
I can't see you, but I know you're there.
[to Seth]
Ann
Never date a guy who knows more about your vagina than you do.
Susan
What good would wings be if you couldn't feel the wind on your face?
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A Connection Beyond the Ordinary
Maggie
Are you a visitor? Who are you visiting?
Seth
You.
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The Value of Brief Moments in Love
Seth
I would rather have had... one breath of her hair... one kiss of her mouth... one touch of her hand... than eternity without it. One.
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Truth Beyond Belief
Seth
Some things are true whether you believe in them or not.
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The Complexity of Fate and Love
Maggie Rice
I don't understand a God who would let us meet, if there's no way we could ever be together.
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Journey to Tahoe and Reno
Mack Truck driver
Where are you headed?
Seth
Tahoe!
Mack Truck driver
Reno.
Seth
Tahoe!
Mack Truck driver
I'm going to Reno!
Seth
I'm going to Tahoe!
Mack Truck driver
Well, hop in, we'll figure it out when we get there.
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The Concept of Free Will
Maggie
What happened?
Seth
Free will.
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The Taste of a Pear Explained
Seth
What's that like? What's it taste like? Describe it like Hemingway.
Maggie
Well, it tastes like a pear. You don't know what a pear tastes like?
Seth
I don't know what a pear tastes like to you.
Maggie
Sweet, juicy, soft on your tongue, grainy like a sugary sand that dissolves in your mouth. How's that?
Seth
It's perfect.
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The Gift of Free Will
Nathaniel
Listen, kid: He gave these bozos the greatest gift in the universe - you think He didn't give it to us, too?
Seth
Which gift?
Nathaniel
Free will, brother. Free will.
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The Choice Between Love and Eternity
Nathaniel
Seth knows no fear, no pain, no hunger, he hears music in the sunrise. But he'd give it all up, he loves you that much.
Maggie
I don't understand.
Nathaniel
He can fall, he can give up eternity and become... one of us, human.
Maggie
How do you know so much?
Nathaniel
Because... I did it.
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Request for Contact Information
Maggie Rice
No dying yet, Mr. Messinger. Not until you give me Seth's phone number.
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A Conversation About Reading and Living
Maggie
Do you come here a lot?
Seth
I live here.
Maggie
What do you do?
Seth
Read.
Maggie
No, I mean, your work.
Seth
Oh, I am a ]
[[messenger]
Maggie
What kind of messenger? Like a bike messenger?
Seth
No, I am a messenger of God.
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Reconnecting with Familiar Faces
Seth
Hello Maggie! It's nice to see you again.
Maggie
It's weird to see you again.
Seth
Weird is nice.
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Reflecting on Cherished Relationships
Maggie Rice
When they ask me what I liked best, I'll tell them, it was you.
[to Seth]
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Questions About Identity and Connection
Maggie
Why do you wear the same clothes all the time? Why won't you give me your phone number? Are you married?
Seth
No.
Maggie
Are you homeless?
Seth
No.
Maggie
Are you a drummer?
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A Conversation About Possibilities and Adventure
Seth
Let's go.
Maggie
Where?
Seth
Anywhere.
Maggie
What'll we do?
Seth
Anything.
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Angels Among Us: A Love Story
Taglines
What if angels walked amoung us, and one of them fell in love with us?
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The Truth About Angels and Humanity
Seth
The little girl asked if she could be an angel.
Cassiel
They all want wings.
Seth
I never know what to say.
Cassiel
Tell them the truth. Angels aren't human. We were never human.
Seth
What if I just make her a little pair of wings out of paper?
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