"[voiceover, quoting Wordsworth's Ode: Intimations of Immortality] Though nothing can bring back the hour Of splendor …"

"You know, it would be nice if children could be born into this world with an absolute guarantee that they were going …"

"It's unrelenting moments, Its tragedies and splendors!"

"There is a miracle in being young...and a fear."

"Natalie Wood - Wilma Dean "Deanie" Loomis"

"Warren Beatty - Bud Stamper"

"Pat Hingle - Ace Stamper"

"Joanna Roos - Mrs. Stamper"

"Audrey Christie - Mrs. Loomis"

"Fred Stewart - Del Loomis"