My So-Called Life (TV Series)

Other People's Mothers (1994)

Claire Danes: Angela Chase

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• Angela : Sometimes I think if my mother wasn't so good at pretending to be happy, she'd be better at actually *being* happy.

• Angela : Walking into someone else's house for the first time, is like entering another country. Not that I've ever been to another country.

• Angela : I guess I kinda screwed everything up for you today. With the party.

  Patty : No. You did the right thing. You called me. I mean it. You promise me that you'll always do that? You'll always call?

  Angela : Okay! Okay, I promise. How did you know all that stuff? Like, what to do?

  Patty : I had this roommate in college who actually was a lot like Rayanne, now that I'm remembering.

  Angela : You're kidding. So, what happened?

  Patty : Well, pretty much what happened tonight. Except she died.

  Angela : So, did you like her?

  Patty : A lot.

  Angela : How old was she?

  Patty : Angela, what I'm seeing in your future is so frightening. It scares the hell out of me. I mean, what do I do? Do I just not let you see her anymore? Would that even work?

  Angela : No. Mom, I can't... she's my friend. Please, just trust me.

  Patty : Actually, I do.

• Angela : Each card has a name: The Magician; The Empress; The Fool; The Wheel of Fortune; Strength. They represent challenges and tests, twists of fate. No card is all good or all bad. Cards can be positive or negative depending on where they fall. When you read someone's future, they must think of a question. They must hold it in their mind. The cards are read in sequence, each card leads to the next. We move from terror and loss to unexpected good fortune and out of darkness hope is born.