Miracles happen on Christmas, Pat. Everybody knows that.

So I’m thinking this is the part of my movie where things appear as if nothing is going to work out. I have to remind myself that all movie characters go through this sort of dark period before they find their happy ending.

I opened up to you and you judge me

Look, sometimes it’s OK with girls like this, they wanna have fun, and sometimes it’s not because they've got a broken wing and they’re hurt and they’re an easy target. In this case, this particular case, I think that wing is being fixed, my friend, and you gotta make sure that it’s mended and you’re getting in the way of that right now, okay, because she’s sensitive and she’s smart, she’s artistic. This is a great girl, you gotta be respectful to that. Come on, let me walk you to your car, you’re a better guy than this.

That's basically the mantra of Herr Silverman's teaching - think for yourself and do what's right for you, but let others do the same.

You can lose yourself in repetition—quiet your thoughts; I learned the value of this at a very young age.

You better watch out, or you're going to be defeated by pessimism!