Away from Her

"I'm not all gone, Grant. Just, going. There are things I wish would go away. But won't. You know. Things we don't talk about. You never left me. You still made love to me, despite disturbing demands elsewhere. But all those sandals, Grant. All those bare female toes. What could you do but be a part of the time you were a part of? All those pretty girls. Didn't seem like anyone was willing to be left out. I think you did all right, compared to some of your colleagues. Those who left their wives and the women who wouldn't put up with it. I think people are too demanding. People want to be in love every single day. What a liability. And then that silly girl. That silly girl Veronica. Girls that age are always going around saying they're going to kill themselves. But that was that. Promised me a new life. We moved out here, that is exactly what you gave me. How long ago was that?...I'm going, but I'm not gone yet."

"I think all we can aspire to in this situation is a little bit of grace."

"I'd like to make love, and then I'd like you to go. Because I need to stay here and if you make it hard for me, I may cry so hard I'll never stop."

"I think I may be beginning to disappear."

"It's never too late to become what you might have been."

"The ultimate love story."

"Sometimes you have to let go of what you can't live without."

"Julie Christie - Fiona Anderson"

"Gordon Pinsent - Grant Anderson"

"Michael Murphy - Aubrey"

"Olympia Dukakis - Marian"

"Stacey LaBerge - Young Fiona"

"Deanna Dezmari - Veronica"

"Clare Coulter - Phoebe Hart"

"Thomas Hauff - William Hart"

"Alberta Watson - Dr. Fischer"

"Grace Lynn Kung - Nurse Betty"

"Lili Francks - Theresa"

"Kristen Thomson - Kristy"