"That's when I realized I'm part of the problem. Not because I remind you. But because I couldn't join you. So I left you alone. Don't give up, okay?"

"There's a man Ian never got to know, the man he was growing up to be. He's a good-looking clear-eyed fella... about 25. I can see him. He's the type of guy men want to be around, because he has integrity, you know? He has character. You can't fake that. And he's a guy women want to be around, too. Because there's tenderness in him... respect... and loyalty, and courage. And women respond to that. Makes him a terrific husband, this guy. I see him as a father. That's where he really shines. See, when he looks in his kid's eyes and that kid knows that his dad really, really sees him... he sees who he is. Then that child knows that he is an amazing person. He's quite a guy... that he'll never get to meet. I wish I had."

"If I was going through fucking HELL, I'd only want one person in the whole goddamn world by my side."

"What's true in our minds is true, whether some people know it or not."

"Good people end up in Hell because they can't forgive themselves. I know I can't. But I can forgive you."

"I found you in Hell, don't you think I can find you in Jersey!?"

"Sometimes, when you win, you lose."

"He was a coward! Being strong, not giving up, it was just his place to hide. He pushed away the pain so hard, disconnected himself from the person he loved the most... Sometimes, when you win, you lose."

"I'm sorry, babe, but there's some things I have to say. I've only got a few moments left. I'm sorry for all the things I'll never give you. I'll never buy you another meatball sub with extra sauce — that was a big one! I'll never make you smile. I just wanted us to be old together, just two old farts laughin' at each other as our bodies fell apart, together at the end by that lake in your painting. That was our Heaven, see? There's lots of things to miss: books, naps, kisses, and fights! God, we had some great ones. Thank you for those. Thank you for every kindness. Thank you for our children. For the first time I saw them. Thank you for being someone I was always proud to be with. For your guts. For your sweetness. For how you always looked, for how I always wanted to touch you. You were my life. I apologize for every time I failed you. Especially this one."

"Well, that's my role. To bring adventure to your life."

"A whole family lost to car crashes. Enough to make a person buy a bike."

"Dear Diary, I am writing in your bullshit pages because my shrink is crazier than I am. He thinks you're therapy. He figures if two babies can hammer me into a Psycho ward, what will I do with this? He is so stupid. He's so stupid that he thinks he pulled me through the breakdown when it was Christy. Always. Only Chris. I was looking through his postcards. Paintings were his obsession. He used art as another way to love me, to help me. To keep us always together."

"Chris, "here" is big enough for everyone to have their own private universe."

"Thought is real. Physical is the illusion. Ironic, huh?"

"Your brain is meat, and rots and disappears. Do you really think that's all there was to you? Like you're in your house right now. You're in your house, that doesn't mean you are your house. House falls down, you get out and walk away."

"You were expecting physical danger? What could it do, kill ya, huh? No, in Hell there's real danger. Of losing your mind."

"Elevator to Hell. Going up."

"This is the guy who doesn't give up?"

"After life there is more. The end is just the beginning."

"Robin Williams — Chris Nielsen"

"Annabella Sciorra — Annie Nielsen"

"Cuba Gooding, Jr. — Albert Lewis"

"Max von Sydow - The Tracker"

"Jessica Brooks Grant - Marie Nielsen"

"Josh Paddock - Ian Nielsen"

"Rosalind Chao - Leeona"

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