Once Upon a Time2011

August W. Booth:
I don't think that hot chocolate's gonna drink itself. You're upset about your teacher, aren't you?

Henry Mills:
She didn't do it. Why can't anyone see that?

August W. Booth:
'Cause most people just see what's right in front of them. I don't think you're gonna find the answers you want at the bottom of that mug.

Henry Mills:
Then where?

August W. Booth:
That a book in your bag? You know I'm a writer. So I'm partial to finding my answers in a literary form.

Henry Mills:
It's just a book.

August W. Booth:
Is it?

Henry Mills:
Yeah.

August W. Booth:
I think we both know that that's not the case.

[to Ruby]

August W. Booth:
Can I get a water, please?

Henry Mills:
What do you know about it?

August W. Booth:
I know it's a book of stories.

Henry Mills:
Aren't all books?

August W. Booth:
Stories that really happened.

Henry Mills:
You think my book is real?

August W. Booth:
As real as I am.

Henry Mills:
How do you know?

August W. Booth:
Let's just say that, uh, I'm a believer. And I want to help others see the light. That, my friend, is why I'm here.

Henry Mills:
But I already believe.

August W. Booth:
Well, I'm not here for you, buddy. I'm here for Emma.

Henry Mills:
So you want to get her to believe? Why don't you just tell her?

August W. Booth:
Well, there are some people, like you and me, we can go on faith. But others, like Emma, they need proof.

Henry Mills:
Last time I tried to find proof, I got trapped in a sinkhole.

August W. Booth:
There *are* less dangerous places to look.