What Dreams May Come Quotes

Chris Nielsen What some folks call impossible, is just stuff they haven't seen before.

Chris Nielsen There's a man Ian never got to know, the man he was growing up to be. He's a good-looking clear-eyed fella... about 25. I can see him. He's the type of guy men want to be around, because he has integrity, you know? He has character. You can't fake that. And he's a guy women want to be around, too. Because there's tenderness in him... respect... and loyalty, and courage. And women respond to that. Makes him a terrific husband, this guy. I see him as a father. That's where he really shines. See, when he looks in his kid's eyes and that kid knows that his dad really, really sees him... he sees who he is. Then that child knows that he is an amazing person. He's quite a guy... that he'll never get to meet. I wish I had.

Albert Lewis Chris, "here" is big enough for everyone to have their own private universe.

Chris Nielsen * To his dog

Chris Nielsen That's when I realized I'm part of the problem. Not because I remind you. But because I couldn't join you. So I left you alone. Don't give up, okay?

Chris Nielsen When I was young, I met this beautiful girl by a lake.

The Tracker Elevator to Hell. Going up.

Annie Nielsen Dear Diary, I am writing in your bullshit pages because my shrink is crazier than I am. He thinks you're therapy. He figures if two babies can hammer me into a Psycho ward, what will I do with this? He is so stupid. He's so stupid that he thinks he pulled me through the breakdown when it was Christy. Always. Only Chris. I was looking through his postcards. Paintings were his obsession. He used art as another way to love me, to help me. To keep us always together.

Chris Nielsen Boy, I screwed up. I'm in ] ]!

Chris Nielsen A place where we all go can't be bad, can it girl?

Annie Nielsen Well, that's my role. To bring adventure to your ].

Chris Nielsen Is that a kind of occupational hazard of soul mates — one's not much without the other?

Chris Nielsen Annie, I'm here. I still exist.

Albert Lewis Your brain is meat, and rots and disappears. Do you really think that's all there was to you? Like you're in your house right now. You're in your house, that doesn't mean you are your house. House falls down, you get out and walk away.

Chris Nielsen Good people end up in Hell because they can't forgive themselves. I know I can't. But I can forgive you.

Marie Is this where we go when we die?

Chris It's a dream, baby. It's a beautiful one, but you know dreams...

Marie I know, aren't real. I know.

Chris It's after midnight.

Marie I haven't won yet.

Chris It's your first time.

Marie No, I like that I haven't won yet. Means you're not cheating. And when I win, I win. I just want to play til I do. Unless you want to stop.

Chris No. Let's play til you win.

Chris She died three months later. We played every night. Meant the world to me. But she never won.

Chris Nielsen If I was going through fucking HELL, I'd only want one person in the whole goddamn world by my side.

Leona Do you wanna see others? Perhaps the city?

Annie Can I sit here?

Chris Actually, no. Two years ago, I reserved this specific area.

Annie What if I say please?

Chris That's the one exception.

Chris Nielsen I found you in Hell, don't you think I can find you in Jersey!?

Chris Nielsen Sometimes, when you win, you lose.

Chris Nielsen I'm sorry, babe, but there's some things I have to say. I've only got a few ] left. I'm sorry for all the things I'll never give you. I'll never buy you another meatball sub with extra sauce — that was a big one! I'll never make you smile. I just wanted us to be old together, just two old farts laughin at each other as our bodies fell apart, together at the end by that lake in your painting. That was our Heaven, see? There's lots of things to miss: books, naps, kisses, and fights! ], we had some great ones. Thank you for those. Thank you for every ]. Thank you for our ]. For the first time I saw them. Thank you for being someone I was always ] to be with. For your guts. For your sweetness. For how you always looked, for how I always wanted to touch you. You were my life. I apologize for every time I failed you. Especially this one.

Chris Nielsen What's true in our minds is true, whether some people know it or not.

The Tracker This is the guy who doesn't give up?

Annie Nielsen A whole family lost to car crashes. Enough to make a person buy a bike.

Chris Nielsen A whole human life is just a heartbeat here in Heaven. Then we'll all be together forever.

Albert Lewis Thought is real. Physical is the illusion. Ironic, huh?

Leona Where were you just now? Your mind's been wondering all afternoon.

Chris Thinking of someone.

Leona Your wife must have loved her children very much.

Chris Very much. But you don't have to break in half to love somebody.

The Tracker You were expecting physical danger? What could it do, kill ya, huh? No, in ] there's ] ]. Of losing your ].

Chris Nielsen * After meeting his dog in the afterlife

Chris Nielsen He was a coward! Being strong, not giving up, it was just his place to hide. He pushed away the pain so hard, disconnected himself from the person he loved the most... Sometimes, when you win, you lose.