"All of life is a coming home. Salesmen, secretaries, coal miners, beekeepers, sword swallowers, all of us. All the restless hearts of the world, all trying to find a way home. It's hard to describe what I felt like then. Picture yourself walking for days in the driving snow; you don't even know you're walking in circles. The heaviness of your legs in the drifts, your shouts disappearing into the wind. How small you can feel, and how far away home can be. Home. The dictionary defines it as both a place of origin and a goal or destination. And the storm? The storm was all in my mind. Or as the poet Dante put it: In the middle of the journey of my life, I found myself in a dark wood, for I had lost the right path. Eventually, I would find the right path, but in the most unlikely place."

"You can't keep me from learning. You can't keep me from studying. So you have a choice-- you could have me as a professional colleague... passionate... or you can have me as an outspoken outsider, still adamant. Either way, I'll probably still be viewed as a thorn. But I promise you one thing. I am a thorn that will not go away. ... You done? I hope not, sir. We will adjourn briefly then."

"You're focusing on the problem. If you focus on the problem, you can't see the solution. Never focus on the problem!"

"See what no one else sees. See what everyone chooses not to see... out of fear, conformity or laziness. See the whole world anew each day!"

"I wanted to become a doctor so I could serve others. And because of that, I've lost everything. But I've also gained everything."

"Laughter is contagious."

"Richard Kiley as Dr. Titan"

"Steven Anthony Jones as Charlie"

"Douglas Roberts as Lawrence "Larry" Silver"

"Lesbian, airhead, ballbuster, whichever one of these disgusts you the most, take your pick. Please spread the word: I'm not here to date. I'm not here to flirt. I'm here to study."

"Men have been attracted to me all my life. All my life. [pause, she tears up] When I was a girl I would look out my bedroom window at the caterpillars; I envied them so much. No matter what they were before, no matter what happened to them, they could just hide away and turn into these beautiful creatures that could fly away completely untouched."

"Based On A True Story."

"Michael Jeter as Rudy"

"We can head on down to the maternity ward. You know those chicks put out."

"Harold Gould as Arthur Mendelson"

"I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where, I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I don't know any other way of loving but this, in which there is no I or you, so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand, so intimate that when I fall asleep it is your eyes that close."

"We need to start treating the patient as well as the disease."

"James Greene as Bile"

"Bruce Bohne as Trevor Beene"

"Harve Presnell as Dean J. P. Anderson"

"[standing on the edge of a cliff contemplating suicide. He talks to God . . ] So what now, huh? What do you want from me? [looks down over cliff, a rock tumbles off] Yeah, I could do it. We both know you wouldn't stop me. So answer me please. Tell me what you're doing. Okay, let's look at the logic. You create man. Man suffers enormous amounts of pain. Man dies. Maybe you should have had just a few more brainstorming sessions prior to creation. You rested on the seventh day. Maybe you should've spent that day on compassion. [looks down over the cliff again] You know what? You're not worth it. [walks away from the cliff]"

"Daniella Kuhn as Adelane"

"Harry Groener as Dr. Prack"

"What's wrong with death, sir? What are we so mortally afraid of? Why can't we treat death with a certain amount of humanity and dignity, and decency, and God forbid, maybe even humor. Death is not the enemy gentlemen. If we're going to fight a disease, let's fight one of the most terrible diseases of all, indifference."

"Our job is improving the quality of life, not just delaying death."

"Peter Coyote as Bill Davis"

"Bob Gunton as Dean Walcott"

"Josef Sommer as Dr. Eaton"

"Philip Seymour Hoffman as Mitch Roman"

"Irma P. Hall as Joletta"

"Barry Shabaka Henley as Emmet"

"Daniel London as Truman Schiff"

"Frances Lee McCain as Judy"

"Hey, I'm trying to lose a little weight, here. Have I lost too much? Have I gone too far? Got a boner. I am a boner."

"Monica Potter as Carin Fisher"

"Robin Williams as Hunter "Patch" Adams"

"His gaze is from the passing of bars so exhausted, that it doesn't hold a thing anymore. For him, it's as if there were thousands of bars and behind the thousands of bars no world. The sure stride of lithe, powerful steps, that around the smallest of circles turns, is like a dance of pure energy about a center, in which a great will stands numbed. Only occasionally, without a sound, do the covers of the eyes slide open-. An image rushes in, goes through the tensed silence of the frame- only to vanish, forever, in the heart."

"Hello. My name is Leonard Lowe. It has been explained to me that I've been away for quite some time. I'm back."

"Read the newspaper. What does it say? All bad. It's all bad. People have forgotten what life is all about. They've forgotten what it is to be alive. They need to be reminded. They need to be reminded of what they have and what they can lose. What I feel is the joy of life, the gift of life, the freedom of life, the wonderment of life!"

"What we do know is that, as the chemical window closed, another awakening took place; that the human spirit is more powerful than any drug and that is what needs to be nourished: with work, play, friendship, family. These are the things that matter. This is what we'd forgotten. The simplest things."

"I'm not very good with people. I like them. I wish I could say I had more than a rudimentary understanding of them. Maybe if they were less unpredictable..."

"Awkward turtles make weird babies."

"I'm sorry, if you were right, I would agree with you."

"When my son was born healthy, I never asked why. Why was I so lucky? What did I do to deserve this perfect child, this perfect life? But when he got sick, you can bet I asked why! I demanded to know why! Why was this happening?"

"I can't imagine being older than 22. I've no experience at it. I know it's not 1926. I just need it to be."

"Robert De Niro - Leonard Lowe"