October Sky

"Freida Riley: Homer, I was in the store today, and I heard some talk. Boy, it's sure hard to keep a secret in this town, isn't it? But I guess I did a pretty good job. You know, there's a rumor going around that I've been sneaking off to Welch to see some beau. I wish that rumor'd been true."

"Freida: They told me Hodgkin's can go into remission, so I might have some time."

"Homer: Is there anything I can do, Miss Riley?"

"Freida: You can accept my apology."

"Freida: My life's work is teaching. And I believed that if you boys won that science fair, got scholarships, went off and did something great with your lives, somehow my life would have counted for something. Homer. You know what? Sometimes you really can't listen to what anybody else says. You just gotta listen inside. You're not supposed to end up in those mines. You know why? 'Cause I think you made other plans. I want you to know something. I'm proud of you."

"Homer Hickam Jr: [thinks for a moment] Hey, was there a wind that day?"

"Quentin Wilson: Uh, I don't remember."

"Homer: 'Cause if there was, the wind probably came from the west, which means that it would've pushed the rocket...[raises his hand to point in the relative direction, then looks and slowly smiles]...right there."