Wellness Guide Quotes in America's Sweethearts (2001)

Wellness Guide: This letter, Edward, is a very important part of the healing process. By writing to your mother, you afford yourself the opportunity to thank her, or forgive her, or to ask her why she did the things she did. Now we don't mail the letter, but the simple act of putting it on paper frees you, allows you to let go. Now... what did you say to your mother?

Eddie: [reading] "Dear Mom, Fuck you."

Wellness Guide: Okay. We'll try the letter some other time.

Wellness Guide: We have a saying, Edward: "Meck-a-leck-a-hala-vabeem-sala-beem".

Eddie: What is that? Bean salad?

Wellness Guide: "Meck-a-leck-a-hala-vabeem-sala-beem".

Eddie: What does that mean?

Wellness Guide: I don't know what it means, it's very old.

Lee: He's going to get through this thing okay, right?

Wellness Guide: [hesitates] Life is a cookie.

Lee: I'm going to take that as a yes.

Wellness Guide: Are you comfortable speaking about Gwen?

Eddie: Think I should?

Wellness Guide: There's no "should".

Eddie: Think I can?

Wellness Guide: What is "can"?