“The long-term answer to a kid not caring about your concerns is to care more about his.”
“What do you care more about? The kids or your hair?”
“I’m not concerned about your comfort zone or readiness for change. I’m concerned about the kids who just entered Kindergarten.”
“The gods don’t care about men, no more than kings care about peasants.”
“I care about you more than I care about myself, Fred.”
“Is that what you think of me? That I care about some stupid fantasy more than I care about you? The dream can change, Bethie. As long as you're in it--- that's all that matters.”