“I'm serious, okay? I want you to say you're always gonna to be there.” – Becky Pollard, The United States of Leland ... Movie Quotes Database

Becky Pollard

I'm serious, okay? I want you to say you're always gonna to be there.

Leland

Well, sometimes I'm somewhere else.

Becky Pollard

Just tell me that everything's gonna to be okay.

Leland

I can't really make sure everything's okay.

Becky Pollard

I know, but... Sometimes you say things that aren't all the way true, but you say them anyways because you want to be true. You know, maybe, maybe that's good enough. Just... just tell me everything's gonna be okay. Whisper it in my ear, that's all.

Leland

[In a full voice into her ear]

Everything's gonna be okay.

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