Cassie quotes from Touched by an Angel

Cassie

Shannon, we need some privacy.

Oh, right. Just remember privacy got you into this.

Cassie

I know I'm not supposed to see the baby because then I won't want to give her up and the baby won't want to go either. But all I can think of is how down that hall, there's a part of me I may never see again. What's it gonna be like in 20 years from now if I never saw her? What's it gonna be like if I did? What should I do?

Monica

Cassie, that's a decision that only you can make. But I believe that if you truly make that decision out of nothing but love, it'll be a decision you can live with.

Cassie

What kind of nurse are you? Aren't you a little far from the hospital?

Monica

I'm a floater. I go where I'm needed.

Cassie

How am I gonna take care of her? I never knew being a mother would feel like this. It's so...every moment. I'm just a kid. I'm not a good mother.

Monica

Oh, Cassie, you are a good mother because you know what it is to love your baby more than yourself.

Cassie

But how do I know the Feldmans are the right parents for her?

Monica

No one knows the future, Cassie. I can tell you this. Your daughter's going to have a wonderful life. She's going to have freckles just like you. And she'll have skinned knees and maybe a broken arm but she'll win the fourth grade spelling bee and become president of her sophomore class. And she'll fall in love... a few times. And Cassie, she'll play the violin in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Cassie

How-How do you know all that?

Monica

Because I'm an angel.

Cassie

You mean like a psychic or something?

Monica

[Chuckles] No, this is not a prediction, Cassie. It's a message. Do you remember when you were a child and you used to pray at night: "Please, God, let me make beautiful music"? Well, that prayer will be answered for generations to come because the beautiful music, it started with you.