“What are dreams, anyway?” – Marge, A Nightmare on Elm Street ... Movie Quotes Database

Marge

What are dreams, anyway?

Dr. King

Mysteries. Incredible body hocus-pocus. Truth is we still don't know what they are or where they come from.

Marge

[after a brief moment]

What happened? That needle sank like a rock.

Dr. King

She's entering deep sleep now. Heart rate's a little high due to anxiety, but otherwise she's nicely relaxed. All normal. She could dream at any time now. Right now she's like a diver on the bottom of an ocean no one's mapped yet. Waiting to see what shows up.

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Marge Ronee Blakley More Marge quotes →

Dr. King Charles Fleischer

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