Sara Fitzgerald quotes from My Sister's Keeper (2009)

View Quote It's hard to imagine now, that there was a time before all this happened, when the kids were just kids and everyone was happy

View Quote Oncology? But that's cancer.

View Quote I'm not going to let her die. You know that, right?

View Quote The radiation, which ultimately put Kate into remission, worked its magic by wearing her down. Taylor Ambrose, a drug of an entirely different sort, worked his magic by building her up.

View Quote Sara: Where are you going?
Kate: Bathroom, wanna come?

View Quote Brian: These your kids?
Sara: Yes, they are. Question is, are they yours?
Brian: I believe that.

View Quote Kate: Want to hear our routine?
Sara: What routine?
Anna: [lowers voice, imitating a male] Hey baby, what's your sign?
Kate: Cancer.
Anna: You're a cancer?
Kate: No, I'm a Leo.
Both girls: But I have cancer.

View Quote [Alexander Campbell, Anna's lawyer, is sitting in his office]
Secretary: [Over the intercom] Your 11 o'clock appointment is here.
Alexander: I don't have an 11 o'clock appointment.
Secretary: [Through door] Wait, you can't go in there!
[Sara Fitzgerald storms through his door. Secretary tries to pull her out]
Sara: Get your hands off me. Mr. Alexander, I'm Sara Fitzgerald, Anna's mother.
Alexander: [To secretary] It's okay, Gloria.
Gloria: Are you sure? Because I don't mind calling security.
Alexander: No, no. Thank you. [Gloria leaves] What can I do for you, Mrs. Fitzgerald?
Sara: [Reaching into her bag, taking out a card and handing it to him] The legal age for emancipation of a minor is 14 in the state of California. It's the law, you might want to check it out. Anna is only 11.
Alexander: I'm aware of the law she's challenging.
Sara: She can't. She's too young to stand for herself.
Alexander: I'm filing for her as guardian ad litem.
Sara: As what? A family independence agency?
Alexander: I have 15 years as a volunteer member of the ACLU. In addition to which, I have this power of attorney signed by your daughter. [Hands the power of attorney over to her]
Sara: [reading] This'll never hold up. It's not even legal.
Alexander: Anna doesn't want to do it any more. And 11 years old or not, she has rights. And so long as she wants to move forward, I am going to help her.
Sara: Why? What's your interest? This isn't a case for you. There's no money!
Alexander: [outraged] What's my interest!? Eight hospitalizations in eleven years, six catheterizations, two bone-marrow aspirations, two stem-cell purges!
Sara: [Indignantly] She was helping her sister!
Alexander: [Ignoring her] Not to mention the side effects, including bleeding, infections, bruising. Filgrastim shots! Those are growth hormones, am I correct?
Sara: Something like that.
Alexander: Drugs for nausea, opiates for pain, Ambien for sleep. Not exactly the proper medication for a pre-teen!
Sara: Every procedure had its risks and complications! Anna understood that, she was okay with it!
Alexander: Really?
Sara: Yeah!
Alexander: At five years old?
[Sara gabbles, trying to think of a response, but cannot]
Sara: Oh my God, you're good. You're really good. You know, I've seen your commercials, right? I mean, who hasn't! I always thought you were some sort of headline-seeking hack, but you have real talent. [Angrily] You almost had me believing that you cared about Anna!
Alexander: [Coldly] Funny, I was about to say the same thing to you.