"Smiling politely to mask a familiar feeling of desperation Sarah reminded herself to think like an anthropologist. She was a researcher studying the behavior of typical suburban women."

"In his wildest dreams Larry would never have imagined he'd once again be in this position, where precious minutes count. Tonight he could save a life. He knew Ronnie had done some bad things in the past, but so had Larry. You couldn't change the past. But the future could be a different story. And it had to start somewhere."

"Lately Slutty Kay had become a problem. He thought about her far too often, and spent hours studying the thousands of photographs available to him. Some of Kay's practices struck him as bizarre, even off-putting. She had a thing about kitchen utensils, spatulas, and dressing up like a little girl and playing with balloons. But who was Richard to judge?"

"Brad showered quickly, sensing a rare opportunity to have sex with his wife."

"It was then while watching Brad kneel down at his son's feet that Sarah found herself gripped by an unexpected pang of sadness. "Don't go," she thought. "Don't leave me here with the others.""

"Sarah was shocked by how Brad delivered this confession, with no apparent sense of being in the least bit embarrassed by his failure. Most men weren't like this. Her husband Richard certainly wasn't. She wondered if Brad was always this forthcoming. If anything, he seemed a little lonely, all too ready to open his heart at the slightest sign of interest, like a lot of young mothers she knew."

"Sarah didn't really know why they even bothered coming here, except that she'd probably go crazy trapped in the house all day with this unknowable little person."

"The jester's cap was something that truly disturbed Brad. All day long the boy ate, played and napped in it. But the moment his mother stepped in the house he had no more use for it. As if the entire day up to that point had been a pointless and somewhat useless charade."

"Will Lyman - Narrator"

"Phyllis Somerville - May McGorvey"

"Noah Emmerich - Larry Hedges"

"Jackie Earle Haley - Ronald James McGorvey"

"Jennifer Connelly - Kathy Adamson"

"Patrick Wilson - Brad Adamson"

"Kate Winslet - Sarah Pierce"

"[when Larry discovers that he has castrated himself] I'm gonna be good now..."

"In this family, attitude doesn't skip a generation."

"Cary Elwes - Arnold"

"Garrett Hedlund - Harlan"

"Dermot Mulroney - Simon"

"Felicity Huffman - Lilly"

"Lindsay Lohan - Rachel"

"Jane Fonda - Georgia"

"Sometimes you have to lose your way to find your family."

"Some families buckle under pressure...others bloom."

"She gave me oral sex… But we didn't kiss!"

"Life is a whole less surprising when its all planed out."

"For a smart girl, you're good at stupid."

"Georgia Rule."

"J.R. Villarreal - Javier Mendez"

"Curtis Armstrong - Bob Welch"

"Angela Bassett - Tanya Anderson"

"Laurence Fishburne - Dr. Joshua Larabee"