Ordinary People

Cal: He just wants to know that you don't hate him. Beth: Hate him! How could I hate him? Mothers don't hate their sons! Is that what he told you? You see how you believe everything he tells you? And you can't do the same for me, you can't! GOD I DON'T KNOW WHAT ANYONE WANTS FROM ME ANYMORE! Ward: Beth, we don't want anything from you; Audrey, Cal, Connie and Me, we just want you to be happy. Beth: Happy! Ward, you tell me the definition of happy. But first you better make sure you happy!

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Conrad: It's impossible after all the shit I've pulled. Dr. Berger: What shit have you pulled? [pause] Hey, remember, I'm talking proportion here, now what shit? [pause] C'mon, you must be able to come up with at least one example. [pause] And don't give me, "I tried to kill myself." That's old turkey.

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Jeannine: Can you ever break the ball? Conrad: You can't break the ball. Can't break the floor. Can't break anything in a bowling alley. And that's what I like about bowling alleys. Can't even break the record.

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Beth: Calvin? Why are you crying? Can I, uh … can I get you something? Cal: I don't... Beth: What did you say? Calvin, what did you say? Tell me! Cal: You are beautiful. And you are unpredictable. But you're so cautious. You're determined, Beth; but you know something? You're not strong. And I don't know if you're really giving. Tell me something. Do you love me? You really love me? Beth: I feel the way I've always felt about you. Cal: [pause] We would have been alright, if there hadn't been any mess. But you can't handle mess. You need everything neat and easy. I don't know, maybe you can't love anybody. It was so much Buck. When Buck died, it was as if you buried all your love with him, and I don't understand that, I just don't know, I don't... maybe it wasn't even Buck; maybe it was just you. Maybe, finally, it was the best of you that you buried. But, whatever it was... I don't know who you are. And I don't know what we've been playing at. So I was crying. Because I don't know if I

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Conrad: You woulda visited Buck if he was in the hospital. Beth: Buck would have never been in the hospital!

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Conrad: [about Karen's suicide] I feel bad about this! I feel really, really bad about this! Just let me feel bad about this! Dr. Berger: Okay. I feel bad about it, too.

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