"Somewhere inside every person...someplace inside every heart...is a power that turns fear into courage...and makes dreams take flight. ...Powered by imagination."

"Powered by imagination."

"[about The King] Bobby: He's coming back, Mike. It's not mom's fault, but he's coming back."

"History is all in the mind of the teller. Truth is all in the telling."

"We called him 'The king', because... that's what he liked to be called."

"[on getting the idea to sell golf balls] It was money, I didn't know how it would help but I knew we were better off if we had some than if we didn't."

"[When the bullies showed up] We knew we were dead instantly, the way you always know you're in for it when bigger kids show up. It's a sixth sense you never lose."

"There are seven lost secret fascinations and abilities. They are that: animals can talk; your favorite blanket is woven from a fabric so mighty, that once pulled over your head, it becomes an impenetrable force field, nothing is too heavy to lift with the aid of a cape; your hand, held forefinger out and thumb up, actually fires bullets; jumping from any height with an umbrella is completely safe; monsters exist and can be both seen an done battle with; and the greatest, most special and regrettable loss of all: the ability to fly."

"As far as you're concerned any sex we had is entirely a product of your imagination."

"J. T. Walsh – Frank Griffith"

"Bill Nunn – Harlan"

"Peter Berg – Mike Swale"

"Bill Pullman – Clay Gregory"

"Linda Fiorentino – Bridget Gregory/Wendy Kroy"

"[to Bridget] I borrowed 100K from a man whose first and last names end in vowels, and every week I owe him a new thousand dollars in interest. And when I come up just a little short, he's got this very fun game that he likes to play with thumbs. I hired a private detective for fifty percent, but now that I know where you are, I am perfectly willing to spend all the money I have in hiring a clinical sociopath to take it from you, and fuck you through the eye socket just for fun!"

"[to Bridget] Anyone check you for a heartbeat recently?"

"Maybe it's my quaint small town morals, but I don't do murder."

"Who's a girl gotta suck around here to get a drink?"

"What happened over the next 28 days has never been explained."

"Philip Baker Hall - Father Callaway"

"Rachel Nichols - Lisa"

"Chloë Grace Moretz - Chelsea Lutz"

"Jimmy Bennett - Michael Lutz"

"Jesse James - Billy Lutz"

"Melissa George - Kathleen Lutz"

"Ryan Reynolds - George Lutz"

"Katch 'em, kill 'em"

"Based on the true story"

"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.'"

"Lew Temple - Cal"

"Adrienne Shelly - Dawn"