Sam Daniels quotes from October Road

Hannah

This is yours, Mr. Garrett?

The Commander

Yeah, that's right.

Hannah

How old is this cat?

The Commander

He's 7.

Hannah

This cat is a female.

The Commander

[smiles] Yeah.

Hannah

And, um, what's her name?

The Commander

[looks at a picture of a sunrise on the wall] Sunrise.

Hannah

[notices he made up the name] And, um, what's wrong with Sunrise?

The Commander

I don't know. He's just a little... sluggish.

Hannah

She.

The Commander

She.

Hannah

Well I'll take a look at her.

The Commander

OK that's great well I guess I'll be going now. [leaves the office]

Sam

Mom why did he bring in Bumper?

Hannah

I don't know [turns to look at a confused coworker] This is our cat.

Nick

Alright, phase one. First things first. You got to get her interest.

Sam

But I don’t play soccer.

Nick

You don’t get her interest by doing things she likes, that just makes you seem desperate.

Sam

Do you have a girlfriend?

Nick

We're just going to keep the focus on you. 'K?

Nick

Was the girl impressed?

Excuse me?

Hannah

Nick!

Nick

I’m just curious. If we’re to assume that he did this to impress a girl, I think it’d be nice to know if it had the desired effect.

I don’t see how that...

Hannah

Because if he did impress her he may be inclined to do it again.

Nick

We need to know.

Hannah

To dissuade him. Sam?

Sam

I think it did impress her. She laughed and giggled.

Hannah

A laugh and a giggle.

Nick

Wait, wait. What’s the difference?

What? What difference?

Nick

Between a laugh and a giggle.

Sam

A giggle happens after you realized you’ve...

Hannah

Laughed too much. It’s a subconscious thing.

Sam

Right!

Hannah

You’re embarrassed for laughing overtly so you devolve into a nervous giggle.

Sam

Exactly!

Excuse me! What are we doing here?

Sam

And I do believe there was a blush.

Hannah

A blush?

Nick

Ah, now did you hear that Principal Harrison? There was a blush.

Yes, extraordinary. I’d like you all to leave my office now.

Sam

Interesting.

Eddie

What?

Sam

Or maybe disappointing is more like it.

Eddie

Your mom here?

Sam

No, she couldn’t make it. She’s too busy convincing the nicest person in all of Knight's Ridge that you’re not as bad as you seem right now.

Eddie

You’re a little out of your station here Sam, don’t you think?

Sam

Why didn’t you bring her? ‘Fraid of getting teased?

Eddie

It’s a tough lesson about getting older Sam, but everyone has a role in the big picture. If somebody stops serving that role, then, the whole thing crumbles.

Sam

So what’s your role?

Eddie

To date a…certain kind of girl…the really beautiful kind

Sam

You know when horses make poop? My grandmother calls it pucky.

Eddie

So?

Sam

Everything you’ve just said, I’m pretty sure is horse pucky. And Janet? I think she is the beautiful kind.

Sam

So I guess that means you'll have time to open your window business

Nick

Yeah I guess, truth is it's something that Eddie and I always planned on doing since we were kids. Best Friend Windows is what we called it

Sam

Kind of a dorky name isn't it?

Nick

We were ten

Sam

I'm ten

Nick

Yeah, but you're...

Sam

different kind of dork?

Nick

Different kind of 10.