"[At Rebecca's tombstone.] Into paradise...may the angels...lead you."

"[on the bus that plunged into a lake] Stop it! [Everyone looks around] I'm not going to let anything happen to any of…"

"[Visiting Simon's grave.] I am doomed to remember a boy with a wrecked voice, not because of his voice or because he …"

"Our Sunday school teacher was an unhappy woman by the name of Miss Leavey. Her name suited her perfectly as she was a…"

"[At the birth scene of Simon Birch.] Simon Birch was the smallest delivery ever recorded in the history of Gravestown…"

"Simon's father owned the Birch Granite Company. Mr. Birch was a big believer in the rock and just about everything in…"

"When someone you love dies, you don't lose them all at once. You lose them in pieces over time, like how the mail sto…"

"Time is a monster that cannot be reasoned with. It responds like a snail to our impatience...then it races like a gaz…"

"Winter left its icy chill behind and soon it was spring, then summer again. Grandmother passed away that June followi…"

"Joe Wenteworth: Okay, you grabbed her boobs, and you pulled her into the manger. Big deal. It could've happened to an…"