May McGorvey: You're a miracle, Ronnie. We're all miracles. Know why? Because as humans, every day we go about our business, and all that time we know... we all know... that the things we love... the people we love, at any time now can all be taken away. We live knowing that and we keep going anyway. Animals don't do that.
[last lines]
Narrator: 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.
Narrator: Sexual tension is an elusive thing, but Kathy had pretty good radar for it. It was like someone had turned a knob to the right, and the radio station clicked in so loud and clear it almost knocked her over. Once she became aware of the connection between them, it seemed impossible that she'd missed it before.
Ronald James McGorvey: [after castrating himself] I'm gonna be good now.
Brad Adamson: You have a nice place here.
Sarah Pierce: You think? Yeah, Richard does pretty well for himself.
Brad Adamson: Oh, yeah? What's he do?
Sarah Pierce: He lies.
[Brad and Sarah are having sex]
Brad Adamson: Do you feel bad about this?
Sarah Pierce: No, I don't.
Brad Adamson: I do. I feel really bad.
[first lines]
Lucy Pierce: Want to take a walk with me?
Mary Ann: Oh that's nice. So now cheating on your husband makes you a feminist?
Sarah Pierce: No, no, no. It's not the cheating. It's the hunger - the hunger for an alternative and the refusal to accept a life of unhappiness.
Brad Adamson: [talking about his wife] She makes documentaries.
Sarah Pierce: Oh, like Michael Moore?
Brad Adamson: Like PBS.
Ronald James McGorvey: She's gone.
Sarah Pierce: Who... who's gone?
Ronald James McGorvey: Mommy's gone. Mommy died.
May McGorvey: [Helping Ronnie get ready for his date] There, you look handsome. She won't be disappointed.
Ronald James McGorvey: Yeah, wait till she hears about my criminal record.
May McGorvey: There are four columns of lonely women in here, and only one of lonely men. The odds are on our side. Now why wouldn't any of these women want to meet a nice person like you?
Ronald James McGorvey: I'm not a nice person.
Ronald James McGorvey: I just wanted to cool off!
Mary Ann: [the mothers are discussing Ronnie] He should just be castrated. Just snip, quick and easy.
Sarah Pierce: [sarcastically] You know what else you should do? Nail his penis above the entrance to the elementary school. That'd really teach him a lesson.
Lucy Pierce: Something for my mommy.
