The Magic of Belle Isle

The Magic of Belle Isle Quotes

Monty Wildhorn, an alcoholic novelist of Westerns, has lost his drive. His nephew pushes him to summer in quiet Belle Isle. He begrudgingly befriends a newly single mom and her 3 girls who help him find the inspiration to write again.

Monte Wildhorn: Never stop looking, for what's not there.
Charlotte O'Neil: I always felt like a book is a friend that does what no friend can do; stay quiet when you wanna think.
Monte Wildhorn: If I ever had me a little girl, I guess I'd want her to be you.
Monte Wildhorn: Drinking is a very demanding profession, and I can't hold down two jobs at once.
Monte Wildhorn: Most times real life doesn't measure-up to what's in our heads, but every now and then it comes pretty close... you happen to catch me in one of those rarefied moments.
Monte Wildhorn: In the future I would appreciate you're not walking my dog.
Charlotte O'Neil: He's Dave's dog.
Monte Wildhorn: I am not claiming to be his biological father.
[first lines]
Monte Wildhorn: What's all that crap on the windshield?
Henry: It's ash from the fire.
Monte Wildhorn: This is where you're bringing me?
Henry: It's rent free.
Monte Wildhorn: Before or after it burns down?
Finnegan O'Neil: What's he yellin' at?
Henry: Life.
[last lines]
Charlotte O'Neil: Looking forward to having you as a neighbor, Mr. Wildhorn.
Monte Wildhorn: Just keep the noise down, Mrs. O'Neil.
Monte Wildhorn: That cannot be the response to every admonishment.
Joe Viola: He's just trying to make you a rich son of a bitch.
Monte Wildhorn: I'm already a son of a bitch. And I don't care to be rich.

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