Lady in the Water

"Once, man and those in the water were linked. They inspired us. They spoke of the future. Man listened and it became real. But man does not listen very well. Man's need to own everything led him deeper into land. The magic world of the ones that lived in the ocean and the world of men separated. Through the centuries, their world and all the inhabitants of it stopped trying. The world of man became more violent. War upon war played out, as there were no guides to listen to. Now those in the water are trying again — trying to reach us. A handful of their precious young ones have been sent into the world of man. They are brought in the dead of night — to where man lives. They need only be glimpsed — and the awakening of man will happen. But their enemies roam the land. There are laws that are meant to keep the young ones safe — but they are sent at great risk to their lives. Many do not return. Yet still they try — try to help man. But man may have forgotten how to listen."

"I am scared. I will wait here with you, Cleveland."

"I'm so very happy we saw each other."

"Your words are very beautiful. Your heart is very big."

"Thank you for letting me wear your beautiful shirt."

"Do you wish to know your future?"

"A boy, in the midwest of this land, will grow up in a home where your book will be on the shelf and spoken of often. He will grow up with these ideas in his head. He will grow into a great orator. He will speak and his words will be heard throughout this land and throughout the world. This boy will become leader of this country and begin a movement of great change. He will speak of you and your words and your book will be the seeds of many of his great thoughts. They will be the seeds of change."

"I am scared. It is about to get very dangerous."

"Man thinks they are each alone in this world. It is not true. You are all connected. One act can one day affect all."

"I think you're someone very important to everyone."

"Here's the good stuff. There are humans with powers that can help her. These people have been unconsciously drawn to live by the Vessel. These humans don't know who they are."

"They told her that the world will line up and reveal we are on the right path. Why isn't this working?"

"I'm sorry I couldn't protect you. Oh, I should have been there, I am always going to regret — just not being there. I miss your faces — how they remind me of God. I'm so lost without you guys. I met this very nice lady, and her name is Story. I think you would have liked her. I think she might be... an Angel, because she has to go home. I love you all, I love you all so much."

"I don't know who you are — but you did something to me, to my thoughts — and everything became clearer. The fears that were muddling my thoughts just went away. I can hear myself."

"Change doesn't happen, the way you say it's going to happen, without dramatic events to accelerate thinking. I wrote this thing. It might take decades or longer to create a reaction, before it anchors in the consciousness."

"There's a lot of things in The Cookbook people won't like to hear."

"There is no originality left in the world, Mr. Heep — that is a sad fact I have come to live with."

"A dog inside the building. Go! Shoo! … Why you're not a dog at all. … Oh, my god, this is like a moment from a horror movie. … This is precisely the moment where the mutation or beast will attempt to kill an unlikable side character. But, in stories where there has been no prior cursing, violence, nudity or death, such as in a family film, the unlikable character will escape his encounter, and be referenced later in the story, having learned valuable lessons. He may even be given a humorous moment to allow the audience to feel good about him. This is where I turn to run. You will leap for me, I will shut the door, and you will land a fraction of a second too late."

"Wow! He's hearing the voice of God through a crossword puzzle!"

"There is a message. There is a ceremony to be done … The hands of the guild will be needed, plus two others."

"Time is running out for a happy ending."

"It's in the back yard."

"It's not under the bed."

"It's not in the closet."

"Lullaby. And good fright!"

"Some stories are real."

"A Classic Bedtime Story For A New Generation"

"Paul Giamatti - Cleveland Heep/The Healer"

"Bryce Dallas Howard - Story"

"Jeffrey Wright - Mr. Dury"

"Bob Balaban - Harry Farber"

"Mary Beth Hurt - Mrs. Bell"

"Bill Irwin - Mr. Leeds"

"Tovah Feldshuh - Mrs. Bubchik"

"Freddy Rodriguez - Reggie/The Guardian"

"M. Night Shyamalan - Vick Ran/The Vessel"

"Sarita Choudhury - Anna Ran/Guild member"

"Cindy Cheung - Young-Soon Choi/Guild member"

"Noah Gray-Cabey - Joey Dury/The Interpreter"

"Tom Mardirosian - Mr. Bubchik"

"Jared Harris - Goatee Smoker"