I'll Be Home for Christmas (1988 TV Movie)

Hal Holbrook: Joseph Bundy

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• Joseph Bundy : There's a time for grief, and a time to put grief aside.

• Joseph Bundy : I hope these Christmas lights still work. They were made in Japan before the war.

  Aaron Copler : They're making other things now.

  Joseph Bundy : I'd just as soon they were still making Christmas lights.

• Joseph Bundy : You think that turkey you got for tomorrow is big enough?

  Martha Bundy : Oh, we're going to be eating leftovers for a whole week. Besides, we're also having sweat and sour meatballs.

  Joseph Bundy : Where'd you get the meat?

  Martha Bundy : Huh, huh, what meat? I'm making them out of oatmeal, eggs and ground-up nuts. I'm counting on the sauce to, uh, cover a multitude of sins.

• Davey Bundy : Pa?

  Joseph Bundy : What?

  Davey Bundy : How come all Christmas songs are about peace on earth, only there's no peace?

  Joseph Bundy : It's a hope, Davey. It's what keeps us going. The hope that someday there will be peace on earth.

• Leah Bundy : They're special shows on Christmas Eve, Davey.

  Davey Bundy : You mean, Fibber McGee and Molly won't be on either?

  Joseph Bundy : Into every life, a little rain must fall.