John Nash: — She's so small.
Charles Herman: — Well, she's young, John. That's how they come.
Explanation:
John meets Charles' niece
When you become a parent, one thing becomes really clear. And that is that you want to make sure your children feel safe.
— I tried with that kid, Alan. He says one thing, and then he goes and does another.
— He's 10. He's got the attention span of a hummingbird.
— What am I supposed to do when he ignores me?
— You punish him. You take away his computer, his TV, his toys.
— You already took away all the good stuff. What am I supposed to take away? His bronchial inhaler?
And there, in small warm pools of lamplight, you could see what Leo Auffmann wanted you to see. There sat Saul and Marshall, playing chess at the coffee table. In the dining room Rebecca was laying out the silver. Naomi was cutting paper-doll dresses. Ruth was painting water colors. Joseph was running his electric train. Through the kitchen door, Lena Auffmann was sliding a pot roast from the steaming oven. Every hand, every head, every mouth made a big or little motion. You could hear their faraway voices under glass. You could hear someone singing in a high sweet voice. You could smell bread baking, too, and you knew it was real bread that would soon be covered with real butter. Everything was there and it was working.
— That's my engagement ring. Oh, and, a singing ring never fails to get his girl. It's destiny. Put it on, put it on.
— Well, all right, I'll just try it on. But I'm not getting married.
— Of course you are, a baby's got to have a father.
— I don't intend to have any children, thank you very much.
— Well, it's a little bit late for that.
Cute kids die of terrible illnesses! Innocent doctor go to jail and it is just because cowards like you won't stand up and do what's required!
He wrestles with that most basic question they all inevitably face. «Why would anyone give me away?»