The Subject Was Roses (1968)

Patricia Neal: Nettie Cleary

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• Nettie Cleary : I never doubted he'd do as well as anyone else.

  John Cleary : Where he's concerned, you never doubted, period. If he came in right now and said he could fly, you'd help him out the window.

• Nettie Cleary : In all my life, the past twelve hours are the only real freedom I've ever known.

  Timmy Cleary : Did you enjoy it?

  Nettie Cleary : Every moment.

  Timmy Cleary : Why did you come back?

  Nettie Cleary : I'm a coward.

• John Cleary : You don't know what you believe in?

  Timmy Cleary : Do you?

  John Cleary : Yes!

  Timmy Cleary : Tell me. Go on...

  John Cleary : I believe in the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. I believe God created Man in his own image...

  Timmy Cleary : [Interrupting]  Pop! If your faith works for you, I'm glad. Really, I'm very glad. I wish it worked for me, but it doesn't.

  John Cleary : Do you believe in God - yes or no?

  Timmy Cleary : I don't believe in heaven or hell or purgatory...

  John Cleary : [Interrupting, shouting]  YES or NO!

  Timmy Cleary : I believe there is something bigger than myself. What you call it or what it is, I don't know.

  John Cleary : [Looking disgusted]  Well, this is a fine how-do-you-do.

  Nettie Cleary : [Calmly]  Yesterday you said he was a man. A man has a right to decide such things for himself.

• Nettie Cleary : You don't look well.

  Timmy Cleary : Appearances are deceiving. I feel terrible.