Quote from Debra in The Letter
Debra: Ray, I can't keep blaming her for everything if I've never been honest with her and I have never actually told her how she makes me feel when she does the things she does. Ray: But you don't put that in writing! Oh, no, no! If it's in writing, then you can't deny it! You can't say things like: "You didn't hear me right," or, "l didn't say that. You must have misunderstood" because there it is in writing! Debra: You know, if it were up to you, you'd have me do nothing. Ray: Hey, let's not underestimate nothing. Debra: Ray, I'm not spending the rest of my life this way with your mother saying she's sorry that you ever married me. Ray: What? She's never said that! Debra: She doesn't have to say it to say it. Everything she does says it. Ray: Like what? Debra: Like when she rewashes the kids' clothes. Ray: Okay. Debra: And then she rewashes the kids. Ray: Look, all that stuff my mom does, that's how she helps. Debra: No, no, Ray. That's how she criticizes. Only good can come from this letter, and I'm doing it.