Quotes

Rendezvous With Yesterday

Tony: Althea, what are you doing? The ship is sinking! Althea: It doesn't matter for me. Tony: Althea! [tugs her hand] Tony: What difference does that make? Althea: The difference is I’m going to die soon anyway. Tony: What are you talking about? Althea: I’m… ill. There’s a… growth inside my head. It’s just a matter of months. Althea: My doctor in London is sure. He said there’s a doctor in New York who’s working on a new type of brain operation. It’s called… neurosurgery, I think. But it’s just a matter of months. There’s really no hope. Tony: Of course there is. Neurosurgery is not a fad and it’s not hopeless. Althea, some brain operations have become as commonplace as taking out tonsils. Althea: Become? Tony: Althea, you’ll just have to trust me. The chances that you can be helped are probably much better than you think. Tony: No, I am not a doctor and you've no right to play God. Tony: You’re deciding when it’s time for you to live or die. You don’t have that right. Althea: And you