- Kevin Rayburn: [touching her belly] Is there really something in there?
- Belle Rayburn: Maybe not. Maybe I'm just puking every morning 'cause I'm waking up next to you.
- Kevin Rayburn: There she is. There she is. The woman I love.
- [first lines]
- John Rayburn: Sometimes - you know something's coming. You feel it - in the air. In your gut. You don't sleep at night. A voice in your head's telling you, something is gonna go terribly wrong, and there's nothing you can do to stop it. That's how it felt when my brother came home.
- [last lines]
- The Boy: I need to talk to you.
- John Rayburn: Well, what is it you want to talk about?
- The Boy: What happened to him.
- John Rayburn: Why is that?
- The Boy: He was my dad.
- John Rayburn: [to Sheriff evaluation committee] I always thought the greatest thing happened to me was being born a Rayburn. Now I'm not so sure. I'm going to tell you everything. It's not very pleasant, but it's the truth.