International Velvet

Quotes: « Sarah Brown: I know exactly what I'm gonna do, I'm gonna chosen for the Olympic team. » « John Seaton: What's your favourite food, Sarah? » « Sarah Brown: Peanut butter. » « John Seaton: I beg your pardon? » « Sarah Brown: Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. » « Velvet Brown: Mmm. That sounds intriguing. » « John Seaton: It sounds revolting. Is that, uh, is that very American? Probably why Americans have such rotten teeth. » « Velvet Brown: Well, you can talk. All of his teeth are false, Sarah. » « John Seaton: Any nice boys and girls in your class? » « John Seaton: [Sarah shruggs] There must be some. Didn't they talk to you? » « John Seaton: [Sarah shakes her head] Nobody talked to you? Why is that? » « Sarah Brown: Because I didn't talk to them. » « John Seaton: Why? Y-you weren't frightened, were you? Is that why you ran away? There must have been something, can't you tell me? I might be able to help. » « Sarah Brown: He had a dead finger. » « Velvet Brown: Who did? » « Sarah Brown: This boy. » « John Seaton: Wait, wait a minute. Tell me again. He had a what? » « Sarah Brown: A dead finger. » « Sarah Brown: Well, I'm sure it wasn't a real finger. » « John Seaton: No, no, no. If the child says she saw it, she saw it. I'll take her to school this morning and sort it all out. » « Velvet Brown: [Waiting for her niece at an airport who is travelling on board a delayed plane] Still delayed. You don't think anything has happened, do you? » « John Seaton: Yes » « Velvet Brown: What? » « John Seaton: Bloody thing is delayed, that's what's happened. » « Velvet Brown: Is this tea or coffee? » « John Seaton: Soldier's coffee. Could be tea, could be tea. » « Velvet Brown: How do you think I ought to deal with all this? » « John Seaton: You mean, Sarah? » « Velvet Brown: Help me write some of your best dialogue. Last time I saw her she wasn't much older than that. » « John Seaton: Oh, now, come on, come on. You worry too much. Children always cope with death. » « Velvet Brown: In books you mean? » « John Seaton: No, I didn't mean that. They cope with it. You did. I did. »