7th Heaven (TV Series)

Relationships (2001)

Catherine Hicks: Annie Camden

Quotes 

• Annie Camden : [to her class]  I know we just started reading "Swiss Family Robinson" today, but can anyone tell what they think the moral of the story is?

  Christy Parks : I think the author is showing us that even though you may not be shipwrecked with your family that all families have to figure a way to get along.

  Annie Camden : Yes, good. The author, Johann David Wyss is telling us that all relationships require a lot of work, patience, tolerance and love. He wrote this book to teach his own sons life lessons.

  Christy Parks : If two people fight all the time, they should break up, right?

  Annie Camden : Well, yes, if two people are fighting all the time, then maybe they shouldn't be together, but you're young.

  Christy Parks : That's what I think, too. Thanks, Mrs. Camden.

• Annie Camden : Well, I don't know what Christy's parents are fighting about, but whatever it is, it can't be more important than their daughter. Don't they see how their fighting is affecting her?

  Rev. Eric Camden : You know, there are a lot of parents who believe that as long as they are not yelling at their kids, their kids aren't affected by their yelling. They don't seem to understand that a parent's relationship with each other affects their children for the rest of their lives. If we can learn how to have a good relationship from our parents, we can learn how to have a bad relationship from them too.

• Annie Camden : [to Eric]  Do we fight a lot?

  Rev. Eric Camden : Maybe. I don't know.

  Annie Camden : You don't know if we fight a lot?

  Rev. Eric Camden : I don't know what answer won't cause a fight. Maybe I need to find a better way to communicate with you.

  Annie Camden : And maybe if I take hormones, everything will go back to normal?

  Rev. Eric Camden : I didn't say that.

  Annie Camden : But you wanted to.

  Rev. Eric Camden : No, I didn't. I want you to do whatever you need to do and I want us to stop fighting.

  Annie Camden : But we've always had fights, and we're always gonna fight.

  Rev. Eric Camden : Well, then, maybe we need to find ways to fight that are more productive and friendly.

  Annie Camden : You're right.

  Rev. Eric Camden : I honestly was just trying to help.

  Annie Camden : But I don't always need your help. I want to solve my own problems by myself.

  Rev. Eric Camden : We're a team. A good team. We've always worked together and our relationship has been the better for it.

  Annie Camden : But lately, I feel the need to have things that are just mine... and I'm going to try to be nicer.

  Rev. Eric Camden : And I'm going to be more considerate of your feelings.

  Annie Camden : I do love you.

  Rev. Eric Camden : I love you, too.

  Annie Camden : I guess we need to show it more, huh?

• Mrs. Parks : Thank you, Mrs. Camden. Christy is lucky to have you as a teacher.

  Annie Camden : Considering everything that has happened today, that is very sweet of you to say.