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(talking to Nathaniel as a boy) "Do you know what I hear when you play your music? I hear the voice of God! You got something special, you hear me? Oh, yeah, there is a whole world waiting for you."
- Mother,
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(shouting angrily to Steve) "If I ever see you again, I'll cut you! I'll gut you like a fish!"
- Nathaniel Ayers,
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(first meeting Steve Lopez) "I apologize, sir, for my appearance. (Lopez: "I'm glad you said that! Me too!")"
- Nathaniel Ayers,
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(talking to Steve as an airliner flies overhead) "No one can stop Mr. Lopez from doing what he wants to do. Are you flying that plane? (Steve: "No, I'm right here!")"
- Nathaniel Ayers,
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(to Steve Lopez) "I said some terrible things to you Mr. Lopez. I hate myself! (Lopez) Sometimes friends piss each other off, right? That's part of the deal."
- Nathaniel Ayers,
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(to Steve Lopez) "I can't imagine you'd want to be my friend after I said all those things."
- Nathaniel Ayers,
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(trying to get Nathaniel to go to cello lessons after Nathaniel told Steve he was his God) "I am your God, and as your God I command you to be at the apartment one week from today for cello lessons. Done deal, and it's a really sweet deal too because if you show up I will grant you eternal life! Hell, I may even make you a disciple!"
- Steve Lopez,
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(talking to David about Nathaniel telling Steve he loves him) "Bad idea! I love you Steve turns into very bad things. That's my limited experience. I don't want to be on the other side of that with him, would you? He doesn't know from a ballerina, if I'm God, if I'm an airline pilot - he has no idea what he's saying!"
- Steve Lopez,
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(talking to Nathaniel) "Mr. Ayers, I am honored to be your friend!"
- Steve Lopez,
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(writing his newspaper article) "I can tell you that by witnessing Mr. Ayer's courage, his humility, his faith in the power of his art - I've learned the dignity of being loyal to something you believe in ... believing without question that it will carry you home!"
- Steve Lopez,
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(trying to get Nathaniel to go to cello lessons ) "I don't give a smooth fart whether or not we go. "
- Steve Lopez,
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(telling Steve about raccoons) "Want to know how I got rid of them? Coyote urine! Seriously, in powdered form - it's a whole industry you know."
- Steve's neighbor,
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