The United States of Leland Quotes

Leland: Maybe it makes sense now. Maybe somewhere in all of this there's a reason. Maybe somewhere in all of this there's a why. Maybe somewhere there's that thing that lets you tie it all up with a neat bow and bury it in the backyard. But nothing, not getting angry, not prayers, and not tears, nothing can make something that happened unhappen.

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Leland: This one is something a friend of mine said to me. You have to believe that life is more than the sum of its parts, kiddo. I remember it right now to the kiddo part. But when I think about what she said, the same thing always comes into my head. What if you can't put the pieces together in the first place?

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Mrs. Calderon: You have to believe that life is more than the sum of its parts, kiddo.

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TV Reporter: Why did you do it, Leland?
Leland: Because of the sadness.
TV Reporter: What sadness? Whose sadness?
Leland: Your sadness.

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