“You had a dream, you know? Great. When you were eight, it was adorable. When you were eighteen, it was inspiring. At twenty-eight, it's officially embarrassing. And I just want you to stop before we get to heartbreaking.”

Patti D'Arbanville - Becky's Mom

- Charlie: Whatever happened to all that stuff you said you were gonna do? Remember what I used to call you? "Cloud-ia"? 'Cause you always had your head in the clouds, always talking about getting out of here, seeing some of the world... what happened to that girl?
- Claudia: I was eighteen-years-old and I grew up, that's what happened.
Edward Burns - Charlie
Lauren Holly - Claudia

“People who will become old, betray their dreams, become ghosts.”
Linda Hunt - Billy Kwan

“Boys have the darnedest way of growing up, Ballin. Almost when you're not looking.”
Rita Hayworth - Gilda

“What I heard then was the melody of children at play, nothing but that. And I knew that the hopelessly poignant thing was not Lolita's absence from my side, but the absence of her voice from that chorus.”
Jeremy Irons - Humbert Humbert