“We drink to escape the fact we're alcoholics. Existence is the search for relief from our habit, and our habit is the only relief we can find.”
Lili Taylor - Kathleen Conklin

“- Dr. Margaret Snow Coopersmith: I'm sorry Barney but it's just not fun here. You're no fun!
- Barney Coopersmith: No fun?
- Dr. Margaret Snow Coopersmith: You get the oil changed every second Tuesday, you get the car washed every fourth Thursday, you get your hair cut on the eleventh of every month. You never, ever get a different haircut!”
Colleen Camp - Dr. Margaret Snow Coopersmith
Rick Moranis - Barney Coopersmith

“- Buddy Amaral: You know, I don't think I've ever bought a woman a grilled cheese, before.
- Abby Janello: Oh, yeah. Well, my kids love them, and after a while, you kinda get hooked.
- Buddy Amaral: I'm sure they have a gum for that too.”
Ben Affleck - Buddy Amaral
Gwyneth Paltrow - Abby Janello

“- Robert Wakefield: What are your policies towards treatment of addiction?
- General Arturo Salazar: Treatment of addiction? Addicts treat themselves. They overdose and then there's one less to worry about.”
Michael Douglas - Robert Wakefield
Tomas Milian - General Arturo Salazar

“Hi, I'm Caroline, and I'm not sure if I'm an alcoholic. I mean, I don't really like to drink. For someone my age it's a lot easier to get drugs than it is to get alcohol. I guess I'm angry. I mean, I think I'm really angry about a lot of stuff. I'm just not sure what.”
Erika Christensen - Caroline Wakefield