Memorable Quotes from Bumper Robinson
2 quotesAcceptance of Identity and Self-Image
Zammis
I have never seen a Drac. Only my own face in the water. I wish I was not a Drac. I wish I had your face.
Willis E. Davidge
Oh, Zammis.
Zammis
I wish I had five fingers.
Willis E. Davidge
Oh, Zammis. Zammis. Listen to me. Listen to me. Now, as Dracs go, you are a great-looking kid. You are a great-looking kid.
Zammis
Yeah?
Willis E. Davidge
Yeah. It's just that... you've never seen your own kind. Now, someday you're gonna go home... and you're gonna forget all about this God-awful planet and all about me.
Zammis
I will never forget you, Uncle.
Willis E. Davidge
No, I guess you won't. I won't forget you either.
Zammis
Uncle? What was my parent like?
Willis E. Davidge
Zammis,... your parent... was my friend.
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Understanding Differences in Communication
Willis E. Davidge
Don't spread your fingers.
Zammis
Fingers?
Willis E. Davidge
Yeah. Yeah, these. Fingers. Kutta - fingers.
Zammis
Not the same.
Willis E. Davidge
Well, of course they're not the same. I mean, you're a Drac. I'm a human. Look. You have three fingers. One, two, three. I have five fingers. One, two, three,... four, five.
Zammis
Zammis get four, five?
Willis E. Davidge
No. You're a Drac. And I'm a human.
Zammis
Human?
Willis E. Davidge
Yeah. Um,... human is me. Drac is you. Now, I'm a human because my parents were human. And... your parent was a Drac. So you are a Drac. Got it?
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