Carmela (crying): He's a good man, a good father.



Dr. Krakower: You tell me he's a depressed criminal, prone to anger, serially unfaithful. Is that your definition of a good man?

Carmela: I thought psychiatrists weren’t supposed to be judgmental.



Dr. Krakower: Many patients want to be excused for their current predicament because of events that occurred in their childhood. That’s what psychiatry has become in America. Visit any shopping mall or ethnic pride parade and witness the results.

...You'll never be able to feel good about yourself. You'll never be able to quell the feelings of guilt and shame that you talked about, so long as you're his accomplice.



Carmela: You're wrong about the accomplice part, though.



Dr. Krakower: You sure?



Carmela: All I did was make sure he's got clean clothes in his closet and dinner on his table.



Dr. Krakower: So "enable" would be a more accurate job description for what you do than "accomplice". My apologies...

Take only the children--what's left of them--and go.



Carmela: My priest said I should work with him, help him to become a better man.



Dr. Krakower: How's that going?



Carmela: I would have to get a lawyer, find an apartment, arrange for child support...



Dr. Krakower: You're not listening. I'm not charging you because I won't take blood money. You can't either...