Adult Hannah quotes from State of Grace

Even now, years later, I find myself dreaming about...wigwams. And my parents are inside one, buying souvenirs.

You remember those ads for Kraft Foods? Well, that was what we had for lunch that day. A perfectly balanced meal including ham...and shrimp...and milk. What can I say? It was a trayf still-life. (takes a note from her pocket; we hear Evelyn's voice) Hannah is not allowed to eat ham, shellfish, or any combination of milk and meat. Sincerely, Mrs. David Rayburn.

But let's focus on the big-ticket item. The thing with cloven hooves.

So I picked up my fork and turned my back on 5,000 years of history.

Sister Bernice. Imagine Boris Karloff, in a skort.

Oh, please. I had more notes than a piano. But every fiber of my being cried out, DON'T SHOW THEM TO BORIS!

(whispering) Where are we?

Okay, this was bad. Why had I followed this girl? She was bossy, a troublemaker...but she did have a point. I was dead. And all the notes in the world couldn't save me.

Oh, heck! (jumps into pool, fully clothed)

Did I mention I couldn't swim? As a matter of fact, I had a specific note for that. It was there, with all the others, floating up to the top--unlike me. Yes, the worst had happened. I was drowning. I guess death was the ultimate emergency. But as I floated downward, oddly, I felt no fear. I felt reborn. As if all my history, all of my family's restrictions, were floating up and away. And I was becoming something else, something free--and yet, something very important was missing. A little thing called AIR!

It's a Jewish star. My Grandma Ida gave it to me.

(on Grace's room at school) This is like having your own apartment!