Memorable Quotes from Beth Grant
8 quotesAuthority and Accountability in Hayesville
Sheriff Eloise Lund
Oh. Stupid idiots. It’ll just incite him more. Willy, this guy does not act for us. His actions should in no way reflect on the town of Hayesville. You know that, right, Willy? Well, cuff him. For God’s sakes, cuff him.
[to Willy Weasel, apologetically; to Deputy Evan Olson, holding The Janitor at gunpoint]
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Consequences of Inaction in a Threatening Situation
Sheriff Eloise Lund
I’ll give you two reasons why you are: your wife and your kid. If we don’t do what needs to be done, nobody in this county is safe. Why couldn’t you just die? Where are the others?
[to The Janitor, as Deputy Evan Olson cuffs The Janitor's hands together; to Liv Hawthorne]
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The Complexity of Fear and Love
Donnie
Ling Ling finds a wallet on the ground filled with money. She takes the wallet to the address on the driver's license but keeps the money inside the wallet." I'm... I'm sorry, Mrs. Farmer. I don't get this.
[reading lifeline card; Scoffs]
Kitty Farmer
What don't you get?
Donnie
Well, life isn't that simple. I mean, who cares if Ling Ling returns the wallet and keeps the money? It has nothing to do with either fear or love.
Kitty Farmer
Fear and love are the deepest of human emotions.
Donnie
Okay. But you're not listening to me. There are other things that need to be taken into account here, like the whole spectrum of human emotion. You can't just lump everything into these two categories and then just deny everything else.
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Encouraging Concentration in Challenging Situations
Kitty Farmer
Okay, now girls... I want you to concentrate. ] is not an option. And Bethany, if you feel the need to vomit up there... just swallow it.
[[Failure]
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Assessing the Situation Under Pressure
Jack
Where do we start?
[over phone]
Harry
All right, check the speedometer. Has it been fucked with, or loosened, or any wires? See any wires, anything?
Jack
Excuse me, ma'am. No, it's clean.
[to Annie; looking under the speedometer]
Annie
Huh?
Harry
All right, then it's gonna be under the bus. Probably it was rigged to one of the axles.
Jack
I can't get under the bus right now, Harry. It's kind of in motion.
Helen
Excuse me? Excuse me!
Jack
Hold on.
Sam
There's an access panel... in the floor... underneath you, man.
[gasping]
Jack
All right, Harry, we're in. Passenger relay. Sir. take this. I want you to tell him what I see. Okay, we got a wad! Pretty big!
[opens the floor access panel; hands the phone to Stephens; looking through the hatch at the bomb]
Stephens
There's a pretty big wad.
Jack
Brass fittings...
Stephens
Brass fittings.
Jack
...I think I can reach the circuit wire.
Stephens
He can reach the circuit wire.
Harry
No! No, no! Don't! Don't do that! That's a decoy, classic.
Stephens
That's a classic decoy.
Harry
What else?
Stephens
What else?
Jack
Hold on.
Stephens
Hold on.
Jack
Fuck me!
Stephens
Oh, darn.
Jack
Harry, there's enough C-4 on this thing to put a hole in the world.
[takes the phone back]
Harry
Okay, all right. Just stay calm. What else?
Jack
Three triggers. One on the axle I can't really see, a cellular remote, and a timer running off a wristwatch.
Harry
A watch? What kind of watch?
Jack
Gold. Gold band, fairly cheesy.
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Confrontation with Consequences
Sheriff Eloise Lund
That G.D. S.O.B. Well, I’ll be a son of a bitch. Hold it right there, boy. Inside, now! Move! We had a good thing, but you just went and fucked it all up. Look at me. Look at me when I’m talking to you. All you had to do was die. Was that so hard? No, you just had to go ahead and stay alive, and now we got five dead kids because of you! You might have taken apart a few electronics, but I got a feeling that you can’t stop a round. Willy! Willy needs to eat, and I’m gonna feed him. Willy, come and get it!
[watching as The Janitor puts the bagged animatronics in the dumpster; The Janitor waves at her; to The Janitor, holding him at gunpoint; marching The Janitor into Willy's Wonderland; to Willy Weasel; to The Janitor; to Willy Weasel; Suddenly, the lights go out. Willy Weasel appears behind her and slices her in half. Both of her halves fall to the floor]
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Desperate Choices in a Crisis
Roland Taverner
We're taking the ATM machine with us to Mexico.
Roland Taverner
Sounds neat... How does he stop the global deceleration?
Starla Von Luft
The information that I have uncovered could get me killed. But it was a risk I was willing to take. The fate of the earth depends on you, Jericho.
[to Boxer]
Starla Von Luft
If you don't let me suck your dick I'll shoot myself in the head!
[to Boxer]
Zora Carmichaels
You know... there would be a lot less violence in the world if everyone just got a little more cardio.
Zora Carmichaels
Let's dry our tears and face our fears.
Fortunio Balducci
Anyone who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are impossible without feminine upheaval.
Veronica Mung
Just cause it's loud doesn't mean it's funny!
Serpentine
Don't look so scared, Mr. Santaros. The future is just like you imagined.
Senator Bobby Frost
Did I just see two cars porking each other?
Senator Bobby Frost
Teen horniness is not a crime"? I never said it was...
Dr. Inga Von Westphalen
Here we go round the prickly pear, prickly pear, prickly pear.
Announcer on PA
Ladies and gentlemen, the party is over. Have a nice apocalypse.
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Defense Campaign for Jim Cunningham
Kitty Farmer
Rose, I'm sure that you're aware of ] against Jim Cunningham.
[[Pedophilia|the horrible allegations]
Rose Darko
I know. I saw it on TV. Something about a "] dungeon.
[[W:child pornography|kiddie porn]
Kitty Farmer
Please, please! Don't use those words! It's obviously some kind of conspiracy to destroy an innocent man. And I have taken it upon myself to spearhead the Jim Cunningham defense campaign. Rose, I have to appear at his arraignment tomorrow morning. And as you know, the girls are scheduled to leave for Los Angeles in the morning. Now, as their coach, I was the obvious choice to chaperone them on their trip, but...
Rose Darko
But now, you can't go.
Kitty Farmer
Yes.
Rose Darko
Hmm.
Kitty Farmer
Now, believe me, of all the other mothers, I would never dream of asking you. But none of the other mothers are available to go.
Rose Darko
I don't know, Kitty. It's a bad weekend. Eddie's in New York.
Kitty Farmer
Rose! I don't know if you realize what an opportunity this is for our daughters! This has been a dream of Samantha's and all of ours for a long time! I made her lead dancer! Sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion.
[tearfully]
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