Brothers & Sisters

As a follow-up to yesterday’s recap, here are some memorable lines from the episode “Glass Houses.” Did I miss one of your favorites? Share it in the comments.

Sarah: (voiceover) Dear Birthmother. My name is Sarah Walker. If you’re reading this, you must be hoping to find someone to adopt your unborn baby. There is no one I know who would be a better mother than my little sister, Kitty. First, let me tell you a little about our family. Justin, the baby of the family, is a war veteran. Kevin is a lawyer who married his partner Scotty. And Tommy, the oldest of the boys, he’s married to Julia. He runs our family business, which now includes a winery. As crazy as it sounds, they are each other’s best friends. And what holds this big brood together? Our mother, Nora. A better role model I could not wish for any mother. A better grandmother I could not wish for your baby. A better friend I could not wish for the world. And when she brings us all together, it is family at its best. A Walker dinner is a sight to behold. The love just radiates. And any new baby would be welcome into this joyous scene with open arms and hearts. But no heart is bigger, no arms more open than my wonderful sister, Kitty. Imagine a fountain that overflows with unconditional love. Imagine a magical glue that holds people together. Imagine a Pied Piper from Pasadena. Children are drawn to her wherever she goes. That’s our Kitty. What gives this remarkable woman her strength? We do. Her brothers. Her sister. Her mother. Her family.

Kitty: I think she got it off the Internet. At Schmaltzfest.com.
Robert: More likely she sat down one night, cracked open a bottle of Merlot, and just kept writing until she lost consciousness.

Holly: This is a business decision. Which is very fitting, since Ojai Foods is a business. This is no longer William’s company, so you don’t have the right to barge in here and make demands. If you have something that you need to say, then pick up the phone, make an appointment, park in the visitor’s parking lot, and hike on up here just like everybody else. Now, I know this is hard for someone like you to stomach, but the family circus is over.

Sarah: I swear Holly thinks she’s running U.S. Steel. She keeps coming up with these ridiculous organizational charts, and every day, my square gets smaller and smaller and smaller.

Kevin: Why is this pink?
Scotty: It’s pomegranate, full of antioxidants.
Kevin: No, no, no, no. I like my family oxidized. You know what gets pomegranate juice stains out? Absolutely nothing, okay? Clear liquids from now on — gin, vodka and consomme.

Kevin: Okay, time to move everything my family could ruin.
Scotty: Like our romantic vacation for two?

Scotty: I’d freak out too if I had random new siblings spring up all the time.

Kevin: Wow, this fish is really heavy.
Scotty: Yeah, that fish is a whale, and it cost more than your car.
Kevin: Really? Now I hate my car.

Kitty: I’m about to do the biggest thing I’ve ever done in my life and I asked you to help me.
Sarah: God, what are you even worried about? You’re married to a senator, you’re gonna get a baby.
Kitty: You know what, you always do this. You always, always make the assumption that my life is so easy. You know, I think it’s because you’re so obsessed with your own life, the only thing that you can see in mine is what you don’t have.

Kevin: Mom, the cat is out of the bag.
Nora: Put it back in.

Nora: What do you think will happen if we actually find this guy? I mean, we got lucky with Rebecca. We don’t know anything about him.
Tommy: I agree. Even with Rebecca, it was a little touchy in the beginning.
Kitty: Tommy.
Rebecca: I’m right here, you know.

Nora: We can’t go cold-calling potential family members because we’re curious.

Kitty: Why don’t you try being a sister to me first before you start dragging somebody else into the mix.

Robert: Wow. You guys make politics look tame.

Kevin: Tommy, if you want to draw a line in the sand, please do. And put me on one side and stand on the other. But if you do, there is absolutely no going back from that.

Justin: Everybody in that house loves you.
Rebecca: No, they are completely wrapped up in how to deal with my replacement. And honestly, it’s not like there’s enough room at the table for ex-girlfriends and ex-sisters.

Robert: Nobody can slide the knife between the ribs quite like the people who love us.

Sarah: Before I do any more damage, I’d just like to say that I’ve been thinking a lot about everything, and I realize that perhaps I am not the best person to decide about what we do about Ryan.
Nora: Well, that’s big of you.
Sarah: Oh, give me a break. I’m done with trying to convince anybody to do anything. You’re the head of this family, I think you should decide.
Nora: Would’ve been nice if you’d come to that conclusion yesterday.

Robert: Out of all of the horrible things I’ve seen your family do to each other, what about this is so terrible?

Kitty: When do you get to the point where you stop expecting somebody to change?

Nora: I’ve been excusing you for months and months, giving you the benefit of the doubt, when really, I should have known that nothing, nothing you have done since you first met William has been in the best interest of my family or me.

Nora: I wasn’t really sure I was gonna tell you this, but I realize my whole family knows about it, it’s really only a matter of time until you find out. And I want to be here when you do.
Holly: Find out about what?
Nora: Oh, Holly, it must feel so good sitting here and looking around at what was once William’s world. But you don’t know the half of it. He had another lover, and they had a child together. A boy … Ryan.
Holly: I don’t believe you.
Nora: Yes, you do.

Sarah: (voiceover) Dear Birthmother. I’m Sarah Walker. Kitty Walker McCallister is my sister. There is nobody who would make a better mother than Kitty. Not just because of who she is, but because of who she wants the rest of us to be. She has so much hope for the people she loves, even when the road we’re on turns steep and uncertain. No one I know understands family more than she does — that we’re here to help each other, and that part of that means we must be patient with our differences. She also knows that it’s only by giving that we gain the things that truly matter. It’s funny, I’m her big sister, but often, I forget that. Because the truth is that most of the time, I look up to her.

For more recaps and memorable lines, visit the pages for Season 1 and Season 2.

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