Joan of Arcadia, Season One

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

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

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

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

Joan:
Yeah, maybe she's right.

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 judgement 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?

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 it's a flaw in the design, and who's fault is that?

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?

God:
Time's up.