Ma: You're five and you're old enough to understand what the world there is. You have to understand. YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND. We can't keep living like this. You need to help me.Jack: I wanna be four again.
Talk Show Hostess: When he was born, did it... did it ever occur to you to ask your captor to take Jack away?Ma: Away?Talk Show Hostess: Well, to take him to a hospital, say, leave him there, where he could be found?Ma: Why... why would I do that?Talk Show Hostess: So Jack could be free. Now, this is the ultimate sacrifice, and I understand that, but did you think about him having a normal childhood?Ma: But he had me.Talk Show Hostess: Of course he did. But was that the best thing for him?
Ma: He's on the other side of this wall.Jack: What other side?Ma: Jack, there's two sides to everything.Jack: Not on an octagon.Ma: Yeah, but...Jack: An octagon has eight sidesMa: But a wall, okay, a wall's like this, see? And we're on the inside and mouse is on the outside.Jack: In outer space?Ma: No, in the world. It's much closer than outer space.Jack: I can't see the outside-side.Ma: Listen, I know that I told you something else before, but you were much younger. I didn't think that you could understand, but now you're so old, you're so smart. I know that you can get this. Where do you think that old Nick gets our food?Jack: From TV by magic!
Old Nick: [approaching the closet where Jack is hiding] Hey, you want some candy?Ma: Come to bed. Please.Old Nick: Please? Didn't your momma ever teach you any manners, young lady?