"Dear Baby, I hope someday somebody wants to hold you for twenty minutes straight and that's all they do. They don't pull away. They don't look at your face. They don't try to kiss you. All they do is wrap you up in their arms and hold on tight, without an ounce of selfishness to it."

"Lew Temple - Cal"

"Adrienne Shelly - Dawn"

"Andy Griffith - Old Joe (final film role)"

"Jeremy Sisto - Earl Hunterson"

"Eddie Jemison - Ogie"

"Cheryl Hines - Becky"

"Nathan Fillion - Dr. Jim Pomatter"

"Keri Russell - Jenna Hunterson"

"I love living vicariously through the pain and suffering of others."

"[to Dawn] If I had a penny for everything I love about you, I would have many pennies."

"Dear damn baby, If you ever want to know the story of how we bought your damn crib, I will tell you. Your crib was bought with the money that was supposed to buy me a new life. Every time I lay you down in that damn crib, I'm gonna think, 'Damn baby. Damn Crib. Me stuck like a pin in this damn life.'"

"Why did I get drunk? I do stupid things when I'm drunk... like sleep with my husband!"

"Dear Baby: If I was writing you a letter, it would probably sounds something like an apology. I know everyone deserves a mama who'd want a nice baby such as yourself... who was also a good wife, a fine member of a society. And I can't rightly say that I'm any of that. And I'm not sure the world is scuh a fine place to bringing you. Many of the people I've met are not worth meeting. Many of the things that happened are not worth living through. And you shouldn't take it personal, Baby... if I don't seem like all the other mama-to-be, jumping all over themselves with joy. I frankly don't know what I got to give you, Baby. What if I leave Earl, and don't win that contest next week, and don't have money? What the hell am I gonna give you then? All my life, Baby, the only thing I wanna do is run away. What kind of mama is that? I wish I could think other things, Baby, like excitement that you with me now... or faith that I'll be a good mama... even if my life ain't such a good place, and the world as I see it ain't so pretty like they'd have you believe in this book. Anyway, writing this letter to you, sounds more like a letter writing to me, don't it? Love, Mama."

"All I really want is for Johnny to love me like he did in High School."

"Jill Wagner as Millicent, friend at baby shower"

"Alicia Van Couvering as Bernadette, Madeleine's gallery assistant"

"Joanne Pankow as Sissy Wark, David's sister"

"Frank Hoyt Taylor as David Wark, the artist"

"Scott Wilson as Eugene Johnsten"

"Alessandro Nivola as George Johnsten"

"Celia Weston as Peg Johnsten"

"Benjamin McKenzie as Johnny Johnsten"

"Amy Adams as Ashley Johnsten"

"Embeth Davidtz as Madeleine Johnsten"

"God loves you just the way you are. But He loves too much to let you stay that way."

"Have you thought of any names? I was thinking if it's a boy then we could name him Johnny, and if it's a girl we could still name it Johnny just spell it J-O-N-N-I with an I!"

"I wounder what she looks like. I bet she's skinny. She probably is. She's skinnner'n me and prettier too. Now I'll hate her. Oh I can't wait!"

"Do you wanna leave me? DO YOU WANNA LEAVE ME!?"

"David Wiebers - Wedding Musician (trumpet)"

"Judge Mablean Ephriam (cameo) - Herself"

"Nicholas Ortiz - Himself"

"Georgia Allen - Aunt Ruby"

"Cassi Davis - Aunt Sarah"