This is my favorite quote. It's from the movie Fried Green Tomatoes. It's said by Ruth to Idgieshortly afterRuth's husband, who used to beat her before she ran away,came back and tried to kidnap their son.

"I had a dream the other night. I dreamt that Buddy was gone. I ran to his crib and there he was, sleeping like an angel. I thanked God for letting me still have Buddy and I remembered having the same reaction after Frank would beat me, thanking the Lord fo giving me the strength to take it. Then I remembered thanking the Lord for each day my mother lived. Even when she was spitting up blood and praying for me to kill her. I looked in my mother's eyes, pleading for me to help her... and all I could do is pray. While you were gone and I was home with Buddy, I thought, 'If that bastard Frank Bennett ever tries to take my child, I won't pray. I'll break his neck.'" -Ruth Bennett, Fried Green Tomatoes