Marriage and Motherhood

"When a woman makes the choice to marry, to have children, in one way her life begins but in another way it stops. You build a life of details. You become a mother, a wife and you stop and stay steady  so that your children can move.  And when they leave they take your life of details with them.  And then you're expected to move again only you don't remember what moves you because no one has asked in so long. Not even yourself."
Francesca Johnson (Meryl Streep),  The Bridges of Madison County

Choosing Happiness

"It's so much easier to be happy. It's so much easier to choose to love the things that you have, instead of always yearning for what you're missing, or what it is that you're imagining you're missing. It is so much more peaceful."
Kate Gulden (Meryl Streep), One True Thing

Home after Divorce

"I came here to take my son home. And I realized he already is home."
Joanna Kramer (Meryl Streep), Kramer vs. Kramer

Instant Gratification

"Instant gratification takes too long."
Suzanne Vale (Meryl Streep),  Postcards from the Edge