Hearts in Atlantis (2001)

David Morse: Adult Bobby Garfield

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Quotes 

• [last lines] 

  Bobby Garfield (Adult) : I never heard from Ted Brautigan again. Not that I didn't think of him. I always have. I always will. Because that summer was the last of my childhood. And though I never again saw what people were thinking, there was an enduring gift that he left me. What Ted did was open my eyes, and let the future in. I wouldn't have missed a minute of it. Not for all the world.

• Bobby Garfield (Adult) : It's funny how when you're a kid, a day can last forever. Now, all these years seem just like a blink.

• [first lines] 

  Bobby Garfield (Adult) : Whenever it wants, the past can come kicking the door down. And you never know where it's going to take you. All you can do is hope it's a place you want to go.

  Bobby Garfield (Adult) : [answering machine message]  Hi, you have reached the Garfield family. Jill and the boys are away skiing, you can reach them on their various cellphones. Me, I'm going to be on the road for a few days. I'll be back Tuesday.