"In other parts of the world young men leave home and travel far and wide in search of a promising future. Their journeys are often fueled by dreams of triumphing over evil, finding a great love, or the hopes of fortunes easily made. Here in St. Cloud's not even the decision to get off the train is easily made, for it requires an earlier, more difficult decision - add a child to your life, or leave one behind. The only reason people journey here is for the orphanage. I came as a physician to the abandoned children and unhappily pregnant women. I had hoped to become a hero. But in St. Cloud's there was no such position. In the lonely, sordid world of lost children, there were no heroes to be found. And so I became the caretaker of many, father of none. Well, in a way, there was one. His name was Homer Wells."

"Good night, you princes of Maine, you kings of New England."

"I'm not a doctor. I haven't been to medical school; I haven't even been to high school."

"I've looked at so many women. I've seen everything, and felt nothing. But when I look at you, it hurts."

"Sharon, don't you understand what's going on? The world's a disaster. We have no power to make it better. You hate your job; you hate your life; but you want to feel special. Instead of letting me do that, you're rushing off to something that's not even there."

"Look guys, that's my sweetheart in there. I'm not leaving her, this is my home now. Your mother is my home.""

"Lester Falls Apart - Leonard George"

"Arlene Joseph - Tantoo Cardinal"

"Arnold Joseph - Gary Farmer"

"Suzie Song - Irene Bedard"

"Thomas Builds-the-Fire - Evan Adams"

"Victor Joseph - Adam Beach"

"How do we forgive our fathers? maybe in a dream do we forgive our fathers for leaving us too often or forever when we were little? maybe for scaring us with unexpected rage or making us nervous because there never seemed to be any rage there at all. Do we forgive our fathers for marrying or not marrying our mothers? For divorcing or not divorcing our mothers? and shall we forgive them for their excess of warmth or coldness? Shall we forgive them for pushing or leaning for shutting doors for speaking through walls or never speaking or being silent? Do we forgive our fathers in our age or in their or in their deaths saying it to them or not saying it? If we forgive our fathers what is left. ("How do we forgive our fathers" by Dick Lourie)"

"All I know is that when your father left, your mother lost you too."

"Geez Victor, I guess the warrior look doesn't work everytime."

"Some days, it's a good day to die. And some days, it's a good day to have breakfast."

"You know, there are some children who really aren't children at all. They're just pillars of flame that burn everything they touch. And there are some children who are just pillars of ash that fall apart when you touch them. Victor and me, we were children of flame and ash."

"Thomas, don't you even know how to be a real Indian? How many times have you seen Dances with Wolves? 100...200 times? (Thomas hangs his head in shame) Oh Jesus, Thomas, you have seen it that many times?"

"You want to look like you just came back from catching a fish? This ain't Dances with Salmon, you know."

"Thomas, you are so full of shit."

"Science only goes so far and then comes God."

"They didn't agree on much. In fact, they rarely agreed on anything. They fought all the time, and they challenged each other every day. But despite their differences, they had one important thing in common. They were crazy about each other."

"It was an improbable romance. He was a country boy, she was from the city. She had the world at her feet while he didn't have two dimes to rub together."

"Southern Summers are indifferent to the trials of young love, armed with warnings and doubts. Noah and Allie gave a remarkably convincing portrayal of a boy and a girl traveling down a very long road with no regard for the consequences."

"Summer romances end for all kinds of reasons, but when all is said and done, they have one thing in common. They're shooting stars, a spectacular moment of light in the heavens, fleeting glimpse of eternity, and in a flash they're gone."

"I am no one special. Just a common man with common thoughts. And I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten. But in one respect, I have succeeded as gloriously as anyone who's ever lived. I've loved another with all my heart and soul, and for me, that has always been enough."

"You're a terrible singer... but I like this song..."

"Remember that time in the park? Everything felt so real.. but now I know that life is just an imagination, a pure imagination, and childhood dream shot to tears, due to the anxiety of tomorrow."

"It was real, wasn't it? You and me. Such a long time ago, we were just a couple of kids. But we really loved each other, didn't we?"

"Most of the time I have all these thoughts bouncin' around in my head. But with a brush in my hand, the world just gets kinda quiet."

"You gotta be kiddin' me. All this time, that's what I've been missin'? Let's do it again."

"If you're a bird, I'm a bird."

"You know I want to give you all the things you want. But I can't. Because they're gone. They're broken."

"[His last letter to Allie] My Dearest Allie. I couldn't sleep last night because I know that it's over between us. I'm not bitter anymore, because I know that what we had was real. And if in some distant place in the future we see each other in our new lives, I'll smile at you with joy and remember how we spent a summer beneath the trees, learning from each other and growing in love. The best kind of love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. And that's what you've given me. That's what I'd hoped to give to you forever. I love you. I'll be seeing you. Noah."

"When I see something I like, I gotta have it... I love it. I go crazy for it."

"He Qi - Dai-Sechen"

"Aliya - Oelun"

"Bu Ren - Taichar"

"Sai Xing Ga - Chiledu"

"Amarbold Tuvshinbayar - young Jamukha"

"Bayertsetseg Erdenebat - young Börte"

"Odnyam Odsuren - young Temüjin"

"Ba Sen - Yesügei"

"Amadu Mamadakov - Targutai"

"Chuluuny Khulan - Börte"

"Sun Honglei as Jamukha"

"Do not scorn a weak cub; he may become a brutal tiger."

"Tadanobu Asano - Temüjin"

"Don't despise a weak cub, it can appear the son of a tiger."

"The untold story of Genghis Khan's rise to power"