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Struggles with addiction and regret expressed
Raymond Hasek
Dear Beverly, Please don't go crazy when you hear this. But I regret to inform you that I am a junkie. I spent all our money on heroin. I spent everything. I even spent the money for Jason's aspirin on a fix. It was just a tiny fix. But I spent that too.
[reads from a letter]
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Reflection on Influence and Distance
Raymond Hasek
I used to feel real bad about leaving you and all. Then, a couple of years ago, your Ma sent me a letter, saying what a nice kid you were. What a good man you turned out to be. I'd like to think I had a lot to do with that...Even if all I did was stay away...it's still the best thing I ever did in my life.
[to Jason]
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Unfulfilled Dreams and Domestic Realities
Beverly D'Onofrio
I woke up this morning, truly believing that by this afternoon, my life would be different. Not only because it was my dream, but because l'd earned it. And now look at me. It's 3:30 in the afternoon, and I'm just another housewife yelling at her husband in front of the neighbours. Yeah, that's me!
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Life Narratives: Songs vs. Memoirs
Jason Hasek
If she was from the South, she would have turned her life into a country song. Since she's from Connecticut, she turned it into a book, a memoir.
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A Father's Assessment of His Son's Resilience
Raymond Hasek
My dad always said my head was hard as a rock. He broke his hand on it twice.
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Observing Nervousness Through Makeup Choices
Jason Hasek
I can always tell if she's nervous, she wears a lot of make up. Today she's piled on an extra layer of nervous.
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Defining Boundaries in Relationships
Beverly D'Onofrio
I didn't go past second base, which means nothing below the waist... my waist, not his.
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A Proposal with Unexpected Honesty
Ray
Please marry me, Bev. Because I'm shit without you. Beverly: Oh how romantic... a marriage proposal that contains the word "shit".
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The Value of True Friendship
Leonardo D'Onofrio
You were special. And you ruined your life. And you broke my heart.
[to Beverly]
Leonardo D'Onofrio
There are times in a man's life when there is cause to celebrate. And finding friends to celebrate with is easy. But then there are times like this. And if people are still there, those are his real friends, his real family. We all know what brought us here. And the fact you still saw it in your hearts to come....Well, you're in my heart forever. : Salut.
[at Beverly's wedding; raises his glass]
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Misunderstandings in Family Relationships
Beverly
The only person that's even looked at me is my crazy Aunt Mildy who keeps calling me Agnes, which is my dead cousin! Aunt Mildy: Agnes! Beverly: Hi, Mildy. Aunt Mildy I love you!
[waves to Beverly; blows Bev a kiss]
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A Mother's Shock at Her Daughter's News
Fay
Okay, pretend that I'm your parents, say what your gonna say. Beverly: Okay, Mom, Pop? Fay: Yeah? Beverly: I don't know how to say this... Fay: But... Beverly: I'm pregnant. Fay: My daughter's a tramp! My daughter's a tramp! You're 15 years old, how could you do this to me? You make me sick to my stomach.Why don't you just take my gun. Take my gun and shoot me in the head with it tramp! I wish that you were never born! OKay go.
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The Impact of Defining Moments in Life
Beverly D'Onofrio
Let me quote myself. One day can make your life. One day can ruin your life. All life is, is four or five big days that change everything.
[reading from her book]
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Fay Forrester's Response to Judgment
Fay Forrester
If you're so great for being here, don't talk to me, either. Okay? Because I'm pregnant too.
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Riding in Cars with Boys - Dialogue 7
Nurse
This is one of the most beautiful baby boys I've ever seen. Beverly: I didn't have a boy, I had a girl. Ray: No, we had a boy. Don't you remember? Beverly:No I had a boy. I told Fay we'd both have girls and they'd be just like us. Ray: No, we had a boy. So he's going to grow up and be just like me. Nurse: Try feeding him for a little while. I'll be back in five minutes. Beverly: I'll try. It's a boy. Ray: It sure is. It's a boy. Beverly: No!
[placing baby Jason in Bev's arms, wrapped in blankets; pushes the baby away; opens the blankets; cries]
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A Moment of Connection and Conflict
Beverly
I don't wanna go home yet. Ray: But, I....Listen. Don't. Beverly, listen. You shouldn't get mixed up with me. I'm no good. Beverly: You look good to me. Open your eyes. Don't take them off of me.
[moves closer to him; kisses him]
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Gratitude for Unwavering Support and Presence
Beverly D'Onofrio
I want to make something clear. I don't think I would've been better off without you. You are not what went wrong with anything. You were what saved me. I want to thank you for that. Okay?
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Desire for Acceptance and Beauty
Beverly
Let me wear that dress. Fay: What? Beverly: Fay, if I even look half as beautiful as you in that dresss there's no way Sky Barister won't notice me. Tina Barr: You can wear my dress. Beverly: No. Fay I... No, Bev. It won't fit. Beverly: Fay, you gotta let me wear that dress. Fay: Why? Beverly: Because I love you. Please, please, please. Fay: All right.
[she observes Bev's dress but is reluctant; Fay ponders]
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A Dreamy Anticipation of Love
Beverly D'Onofrio
There on a windswept bluff, he stands waiting. The man of your dreams. The man who'II love you more than anything the rest of your life. You run to each other. Your bodies, your lips...they're coming closer and closer together. Until, finally...you kiss.
[first lines]
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A Daughter's Confession of Unexpected News
Beverly D'Onofrio
Dear Mom and Pop, the immediate prospect of you reading this letter so shatters my spirit that it makes me a stranger to myself. Your fears over my behavior, which I thought arbitrary and unreasonably restrictive, seems now the stuff of wisdom. I have terrible news I've been withholding from you. But, like poison from an adder's tongue...I have to spit it out. I am pregnant. Perhaps after the anger for which you have every right to feel, you will remember I am the daughter you loved. Beverly.
[reading from a letter]
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Perceptions and Misunderstandings of Reputation
Raymond Hasek
You're gonna hear a lot of bad things about me, but only two of the three things are gonna be right. Okay? So when you hear something that's really, really bad...you try to think that's the one time they're wrong, okay?
[to young Jason]
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The Burden of Deep Love
Fay Forrester
Sometimes we love people so much that we have to be numb to it. Because if we actually felt how much we love them, it would kill us. That doesn't make you a bad person. It just means your heart's too big.
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Role Reversal in Parenting Dynamics
Jason Hasek
You're supposed to be the mother! I'm supposed to be the kid!
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Advice on Physical Altercations and Appearance
Beverly D'Onofrio
He's very handsome, so don't hit him in the face.
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A Wish for Bev's Happiness
Fay Forrester
I just wanted to say how beautiful Bev looks tonight. And to wish her all the happiness in the world. Now that I've said it, maybe one of you could say it too.
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Blame and Responsibility in Relationships
Beverly D'Onofrio
Jason blames me for everything that's happened in his life. Can you imagine?
[last lines]
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Unexpected Humor in a Chaotic Moment
Beverly
Aaaaah! Aaaaah! Mrs. Teresa D'Onofrio: What? What happened? Beverly: He peed in my mouth! Mrs. Teresa D'Onofrio: Ha ha ha. Jason,come here. you make your grandma so happy.(kisses jason) look mommy. mommy pee pee mouth
[Bev is changing Jason; Races to the bathroom and starts brushing her teeth; Laughs]
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Embracing Youth and Shared Experiences
Amelia Forrester
Someday you'll stop raising her. You've been doing it your whole life. You're young. You deserve to be young. We deserve to be young together.
[to Jason]
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A Request for Temporary Good Parenting
Jason Hasek
Do me a favor. Just pretend to be a good mother for two minutes. Just two minutes out of your whole life. Okay?
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The Impact of Parental Decisions on Children
Jason Hasek
This is why therapists are so wealthy, moments like this. Why didn't he just get her the bra? It's certainly cheaper than a bicycle. Parents and the damage they can do, sometimes it's endless. But you know what they say: that which doesn't kill you makes you want to die.
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Fear as a Common Thread
Tommy Butcher
Someone once said a coward and a hero have one thing in common: fear. You may be scared, but you're no coward.
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A Christmas Wish for Self-Improvement
Beverly D'Onofrio
For Christmas I'd like a bra, to enhance what I got, which is a lot more than that Melissa Thomas
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Misunderstanding About Relationships and Family
Girl
That girlfriend of yours sure likes that horn. Jason: She's not my girlfriend. She's my mother. Girl: Your mother?
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