- Mrs. Copperbottom: I told you I'd find him! It's a mother's instinct.
- Herb Copperbottom: What instinct? He left us a note, "I'm leaving, I'll be at the train station".
Dianne Wiest - Mrs. Copperbottom
Stanley Tucci - Herb Copperbottom

“- Sophie Swanson: Mom, I don't ever want you to leave me again.
- Nell Swanson: I won't, I promise.”
Jennifer Geiger - Sophie Swanson
Tracey Gold - Nell Swanson

“- Jedediah Tucker Ward: If your mother could hear you now.
- Maggie Ward: Well she can't, can she? She finally got out of here and wherever she is, she's gotta be much happier than she was with you.”
Gene Hackman - Jedediah Tucker Ward
Mary Elizabeth Mastantonio - Maggie Ward

“- Dana Freeling: Mom! I'm going to dinner with Janice and Brian.
- Diane Freeling: Is your room all packed up?
- Dana Freeling: Everything but the bed!”
Dominique Dunne - Dana Freeling
JoBeth Williams - Diane Freeling

“- Amanda Kirby: All right Eric, I'm gonna leave you just for a minute, okay? Then you're gonna be right behind me, okay?
- Eric: Mom... I've been alone in a water truck for eight weeks. I think I can manage the next two minutes without you.”
Téa Leoni - Amanda Kirby
Trevor Morgan - Eric Kirby