- [last lines]
- Krishna: The baby always belongs to the mother, even in death. To every ox, and cow, and calf. You are mother, Mrs. Bens.
- [first lines]
- Rashda: [on the phone] Fiona? Fiona...
- Fiona Simmons: Rashda?
- Rashda: Can you hear me?
- Fiona Simmons: Yeah.
- Rashda: Do you have a minute?
- Fiona Simmons: I have the documents with me.
- Rashda: I hope you know what you're doing.
- Fiona Simmons: Absolutely. I'm fine taking them with me.
- Krishna: He says not today, it's a Muslim holiday.
- Fiona Simmons: Isn't he Catholic?
- Krishna: Yes, but... we all celebrate no matter what religion.
- Krishna: She wants to know into what age you are turning.
- Fiona Simmons: Tell her a woman never reveals her age.
- Krishna's Mother: [in Bengali] She must be getting old. Do they have children?
- Krishna: [in Bengali] No ma.
- Krishna's Mother: [in Bengali] Is he supporting her enough for children? How much does he earn?
- Krishna: [to the Simmons] She's saying, she likes your hair.
- Fiona Simmons: [reading literature] It says here that adoptive parents must prepare initially for punishing behavior, insults, cruelty, and abuse.
- Ben Simmons: Sounds like a marriage.
- Krishna: Mrs. Bens, it is very important not to indulge in excessive lamentations. It will effect the full transitions of your daughter into the heavens worlds.