Joan of Arcadia (TV Series)

Drive, He Said (2003)

Oliver Muirhead: Proctor God

Quotes 

• Joan : I don't want to drive. Why are you making me?

  Proctor God : Most young people want to drive. Why are you so hesitant?

  Joan : Well, you know everything. Why don't you tell me?

  Proctor God : Perhaps your mother is correct. You're afraid of hurting yourself, of ending up like Kevin.

  Joan : Yeah. Maybe she's right.

  Proctor God : Balderdash. You've always been a headstrong, brave child, not overly concerned with your own well-being; a trait you inherited from your father. What you fear is hurting someone else. You fear that one instance of bad judgment might entail consequences; consequences like those...

  Joan : Like Kevin? That's... that's why I don't want to drive. I mean... isn't that... isn't that a pretty good reason?

• Proctor God : Being an adult isn't merely about risking your own well-being. It means risking others'. In cars, in love, in family, hurting others is always a possibility. That's what's difficult about being an adult: facing the harsh fact that you may hurt others, even when you don't want to.

  Joan : Then there's a flaw in the design, and whose fault is that?

  Proctor God : It might help if you think of the universe as an obstacle course. There's no flaw in the design. It's just...

  Joan : Obstacles?

  Proctor God : Time's up.