Nora Walker quotes from Brothers & Sisters

Holly

Well, who knows. Maybe we'll be friends some day.

Nora

Maybe. But not today.

Nora

Where did they hide the booze? Tell me, really, I'm not joking.

Saul

Nora, if I knew where it was I'd be drunk by now

Kitty

We had to promise no wine when we took Justin out of rehab.

Out of where?

Kitty

Oh.

Nora

Mother, Justin is in a rehab program. He's a drug addict.

Kevin

Oh, mom, a little more discretion. We are in the presence of a US senator.

Robert

It's nothing to be embarrassed about.

Kevin

But homosexuality is?

Kitty

Oh Kevin, you know. Please, enough. Can you just tell him you have a gay brother too.

Who's gay?

Kitty

I...

Robert

I think you just outed two brothers for the price of one.

Kevin

Thanks Kitty. That would be me, grandma. I'm gay.

You're not gay. Justin maybe, but you?

Kevin

Oh I am gay, I swear. I am.

Kitty

[Robert opens the front door to find Nora and Justin lurking] Mom! What are you doing?

Nora

Nothing, nothing. I just got here and found Justin here lurking...

Justin

I wasn't lurking.

Nora

Then why didn't you go in?

Justin

Because Kitty was yelling at the senator, Mom.

This may be a cocktail party, but I don't know which blanket that little piggy's going to be under, if you get my drift.

Nora

I don't even know what that means.

Nora

This is not a class. You're asking me out. Is this because I wouldn't go out on a date with you? If it is mister, let me tell you this is sexual harassment and I don't plan to take that lying down.

The jokes that are running through my head right now.

Nora

Well, keep them there.

Holly

I can't believe you did that! This dress is couture!

Nora

I'm sure it's been stained before!

Nora

Sarah, you're such a good mom. I know you're not a quitter, sweetheart. I wasn't either, and maybe that's why I never let myself see what was really happening. I stood by your father blindly, no matter what. I don't want you to make the same mistakes I did, I don't want you to. You have to decide whether you can ever trust Joe again or not, and if you can't...

Sarah

What if I can?

Kevin

Well, if you rule out all the democrat you're basically left with Ted Nugent, Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top!

Sarah

Well, I'm a democrat and I lost my virginity to "She's Got Legs"!

Justin

Eww wow! Crossing the line Sarah!

Tommy

Mine was the "Dirty Dancing" theme!

Kevin

Wow! Be gayer!!

Sarah

I bet Kitty's was "Talk radio"! Hey, Justin?

Justin

Don't look at me! I'm not having this conversation in front of mom!

Nora

Oh, please! Pink Floyd's "The Wall", Gabby Clyner, 10th grade!

Justin

You know that?

Kevin

I have two first sex soundtracks, girl and guy.

Kitty

Okay now stop, stop you guys, please you're ruining all music for me.

Robert

Sorry I'm late

Justin

It's alright buddy

Nora

Robert, what song did you lose your virginity to?

Kevin

Mom!

Kitty

Well we're just trying to figure out our wedding song.

Robert

Interesting methodology, uhhm, Endless love!

Aaaah!

Robert

Yeah ok. Does anyone know that Kitty has us scheduled for for dance lessons?

Tommy

Awwww Kitty!

Kitty

Come on Tommy, I'm not that bad.

Nora

I got it Pretty Woman!

Kitty

Come on mom! At a republican candidates wedding.

Nora

No that was the song I lost my virginity to.

Tommy

Mom we don't need to picture you and dad....

Nora

Who said anything about dad.

What?

Kitty

I thought dad was your first?

Nora

Nope.

Sarah

I thought dad swept you off your feet when you were barely 18.

Kevin

Mom you slut!

Nora

It was this guy I'd known in college, Stan Harris and it was in the back of his dad's car.

Ewwwwww! [ They stand to exit]

Nora

He was tall and I was short... [All leave] So what it's like I've never had sex before.

Nora

Rebecca, last summer, when Justin was in Iraq, you took care of me. Don't you remember all those nights you stayed up late with me right here, watching old movies. And the times you answered the phone when I was too petrified to pick it up. Have I ever even thanked you?

Rebecca

Nora, you don't need to thank me. I would have done it whether you were family or not.

Nora

There's more to family than just DNA. I don't give a damn about any stupid test. You're a part of this family. Sorry.

Justin

Morning.

Nora

Morning.What are you doing here?

Justin

I couldn't hide in my room forever. Besides I miss my mother.

Nora

Do you wanna talk about last night? I have something to tell you.

Justin

What? That living with my mom is okay?

Nora

Well that too, but it's that Rebecca loves you. Anyone can see that. And you have to reach out and open up to her so that it'll work.

Justin

It's just... I'm afraid that...

'Nora

What?

Justin

That she'll walk. It's like there's this whole other side of me, that, that, Rebecca doesn't know about and if she sees it she'll see, that I'm not good enough for her.

Nora

Justin, you can't pick and choose the sides of yourself you want Rebecca to see. Shutting her out won't help.

Justin

What will?

Nora

Letting her in.

Nora

You remember Ryan?

Rebecca

Yeah, of course, of course. What brings you guys by today?

Oh, you didn't get the memo? It's bring your illegitimate child to work day.

Rebecca

Oh, yeah, I went to that last year.

Nora

Alright everyone, Ryan's here just be nice. Be yourselves.

Kevin

Be nice or be ourselves, which is it?

[Enters] Hi.

Hi!

Kevin

I'm Kevin this is Scotty.

Tommy

Hey, I'm Tommy. [They all start introducing themselves]

Nora

I told them to be themselves. Who the hell are they?

Kitty

Mom, where's the milk?

Nora

Oh, we don't have any.

Kitty

What do you mean? We always have milk! The North Ridge earthquake, El Nino, The LA Riots. We always have milk!

Nora

Well gosh Kitty, if you feel so strongly about having milk why don't you go to the market and get some.

Kitty

[About getting a bone marrow transplant] What are the benefits?

If the transplant proves successful, you could be cancer free, but the risks are also higher.

Nora

Shouldn't she just try a different kind of chemo, and if that doesn't work then she could try the transplant. ?

She could, but if it proves unsuccessful again it'll lower her chances during the transplant and her immune system could fail, which would already be compromised by the chemo.

Kitty

Mom, mom, cancer free, I have a little boy at home. I wanna live. You got to do everything. I mean, you got to take us to school and you got to watch us grow up and you got to see us get married. I wanna get to do all that.

Nora

If that's what you want.

Kitty

It is. Robert?

Robert

You've always swung fences before, you've always pulled through. If this is what you want I'm with you 100%.