The Book of Henry (2017)

Geraldine Hughes: Mrs. Evans

Quotes 

• Mrs. Evans : Henry, where are you going? Henry!

  [henry exits the classroom] 

  Henry Carpenter : Goddamn it, Janice. How much longer does this have to go on? What else do you need to see?

  Principal Wilder : I believe you mean Principal Wilder? Henry, we're not going down this road again.

  Henry Carpenter : Bruises, exhaustion, decreased school performance. What have her grades been this year?

  Principal Wilder : You know I can't tell you anything about another student's grades.

  Henry Carpenter : You're under no obligation to investigate. You need merely report suspicion of. It's, it's your ethical responsibility as an educator.

  Principal Wilder : I made preliminary inquiries which turned...

  Henry Carpenter : So make secondary inquiries!

  Principal Wilder : It's more complicated than that, Henry. Mr. Sickleman is the police commissioner and an upstanding member...

  Henry Carpenter : As if upstanding members of the community...

  Principal Wilder : These type of baseless allegations can have extremely serious ramifications.

  Henry Carpenter : Jesus! Do...

  [henry grabs some child abuse brochures] 

  Henry Carpenter : Do these things mean anything?

  Principal Wilder : I have known Mr. Sickleman longer than you've been alive.

  Henry Carpenter : Don't condescend to me.

  Principal Wilder : I'm not gonna subject him to public scrutiny without conclusive evidence.

  Henry Carpenter : Fine. I will handle this without you.

• Mrs. Evans : Who wants to go next? Henry?

  Henry Carpenter : Yeah.

  [henry walks to the front of the classroom, turns and addresses the class] 

  Henry Carpenter : We can all talk about making our mark. But, isn't it just comfort food to stave off existential crisis? I mean, in the end, Tommy, you've gotta realize that... dodgeball isn't even an Olympic sport. But... our legacy isn't what we write on our resume or how many commas we have in our bank account. It's who we're lucky enough to have in our lives and what we can leave them with. The one thing we do know, we're here now. So I say we do the best we can while we're on this side of the dirt. And that's what I think about my legacy.

  Mrs. Evans : Henry, remind me again why we can't put you in a gifted school.

  Henry Carpenter : 'Cause it's better for my psychosocial development for me to interact with a peer group at a normal school environment.