My So-Called Life, Season 1

Angela:
I heard you left your family -- abandoned them.

Mr. Racine:
I see.

Angela:
So are you saying you didn't? I mean, what's the truth?

Mr. Racine:
Well, there are a couple of truths. One truth is I left my family. The other truth is my wife is far better off without me. Yes. I got out. I escaped. I broke out of a prison of my own making, and many, many people want to punish me for that -- maybe even you.

Angela:
I'm trying to --

Mr. Racine:
'To' what? To understand? Look, my struggle for freedom is mine. Get your own. Get out before it's too late, Amanda.

Angela:
'Get out'? Get out of what?

Mr. Racine:
That mind-control factory -- that warehouse they store you in because they don't know what else to do with you.

Angela:
You're telling me to drop out of high school?

Mr. Racine:
Good question. Yes. Run for your life. Save your life. Let the walls of your gingerbread house come crashing down. Or not.

Angela:
It's Angela. And I have to say I don't think leaving high school is the answer. I don't think leaving anything is. The thing is...is I kind of admired you.