Marvin's Room (1996)

Meryl Streep: Lee

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• Bessie : Oh, Lee, I've been so lucky. I've been so lucky to have Dad and Ruth. I've had such love in my life. You know, I look back, and I've had such... such love.

  Lee : They love you very much.

  Bessie : No, that's not what I mean. No, no... I mean that I love them. I've been so lucky to have been able to love someone so much.

• Lee : We're going to see your Aunt Bessie in Florida. She's not feeling so well.

  Hank : I didn't even knew I had an Aunt Bessie.

  Lee : She came to the house right after your Dad and I were married.

  Hank : I wasn't even born yet.

  Lee : Oh.

• Hank : [upon being asked to get out of the car]  They're having a top 100 countdown and I want to hear number 1.

  Lee : What number are they up to?

  Hank : 86!

• Bessie : I wish we could get along.

  Lee : We do get along.

  Bessie : No I know but I mean really get along and be polite with one another.

  Lee : We're Sisters.

• Lee : [to her son]  My feelings for you, Hank, are like a big bowl of -

  [sighs] 

  Lee : fish hooks. I can't just pick up one up at a time. I pick one up and they all come, so I just had to leave 'em alone.

• Lee : You know how every goddamn Christmas I say, Looks like we didn't get a card again this year from your Aunt Bessie? Well, that's my sister Bessie.

• Lee : This is my sister we're talking about. We're not gonna let her die just so you can have one of your moods.

• Lee : Are you behaving yourself?

  Hank : Well, they're not strapping me down anymore.

• Lee : We call it the loony bin, or the nut house, to show that we've got a sense of humor about it.

• Lee : Don't waste your time trying to make friends with him. We're only going to be here a few days.

• [last lines] 

  Ruth : Bessie! Oh Bessie, you missed it. Coral finally married Lance!

  Bessie : But now, wasn't Lance married to Coral's mother?

  Lee : No! Coral was married to Lance's father.

  Ruth : He's really a nice boy.

• Lee : Aunt Ruth, you're up and around.

  Ruth : Yeah, I'm part machine.