Manchester By The Sea * Quotes

Lee Chandler: "If you could take one guy on an island with you and you knew you'd be safe because he was the best man, that he was going to keep you happy, if it was between me and your father who would you take?"
Patrick (young): "My daddy."
Lee Chandler: "I don't think you're wrong about that."

"What happened to my brother?"

Lee Chandler: "I'm just a backup."
Lawyer Wes: "Lee, nobody can appreciate what you've been through, and if you really feel you can't take this on, that's your right."

Lee: "You actually had sex with these girls?"
Patrick: "Strictly basement business."
Lee: "What does that mean?"
Patrick: "It means I'm working on it."

Patrick: "You don't want to be my guardian that's fine with me."
Lee: "Not that, it's just the logistics."

"All my friends are here, I got two girlfriends and I'm in a band. You're a janitor in Queensie. What the hell do you care where you live?"
[to Lee]

Randi: "I said a lot of terrible things to you, my heart was broken, but I know yours was broken too."
Lee: "No, you don't understand, there's nothing that..."
Randi: "That's not true."