— Did Dr. Montoya discuss caesarian section with you?
— I'm wide enough. There's nothin' in the way. I'm just waitin' around here like everybody else. Who knows what for?
— Maybe that's why you're 2 weeks overdue.
— If you were in utero and you had any choice about the matter, would you be dying to be born into a world like this?
— You think your baby's deciding whether or not to be born?
— You think I'm holding back by force of will, Dr. Oakes? Bad toilet training?
— No, I think you've got to be willing to let your baby come whether you like it or not. You're holding back hope.
— Hope for what? What do you think is gonna happen out there? You think we're gonna sweep up the dead and fill in a couple of holes and build some supermarkets? You think all those people left alive out there are gonna say: «Oh, I'm sorry. It wasn't my fault. Let's kiss and make up?» We knew the score. We knew all about bombs, we knew all about fallout. We knew this could happen for 40 years. But nobody was interested.
— I can't argue with you.
— Argue with me. Please. Give me a reason. Tell me about hope.