A character in The Tree of Life (2011)

Mrs. Obrien quotes from The Tree of Life (2011)

Most-quoted character in The Tree of Life (2011): in 3 of its 8 quotes

A line from Mrs. Obrien

My hope.
My God.
What did you gain?

More lines from Mrs. Obrien

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Mrs. Obrien

The nuns taught us there are two ways through life … the way of Nature… and the way of Grace. You have to choose which one you'll follow.
Grace doesn't try to please itself. Accepts being slighted, forgotten, disliked. Accepts insults and injuries.
Nature only wants to please itself. Get others to please it too. Likes to lord it over them. To have its own way. It finds reasons to be unhappy... when all the world is shining around it... when love is smiling through all things.
They taught us that no one who loves the way of grace... ever comes to a bad end.
I will be true to you. Whatever comes.

Scenes with Mrs. Obrien

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Mrs. Obrien

I just want to die... to be with him.

Preacher

He's in God's hands now.

Mrs. Obrien

He was in God's hands the whole time. Wasn't he?

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