Memorable Quotes from Dakota Johnson
34 quotesQuestioning Relationship Status
John
What is this?
[after Lucy kisses him at someone's wedding event]
Lucy
What is what?
John
Are we getting back together?
John
Lucy, are we getting back together?
Lucy
I don't know. I really don't.
John
So you thought you'd just show up at my door, not have a boyfriend, agree to get in my car, kiss me, fuck me while you try to get over someone else, and then leave me again? Is that it? Do you think I'm worthless?
Lucy
No, I don't think that.
John
Am I disposable?
Lucy
Of course not.
John
Do you feel bad for me? Poor old John can't figure his life out'?
Lucy
Never.
John
Then why are you using me?
Lucy
I'm not.
John
I'm usually desperate enough to let you. I'm a beggar for you. When I see your face, I see wrinkles, and grey hair, and children who look like you... I can't help it.
John
But as your friend... I would tell you it's a bad idea to be with a 37-year-old cater waiter who still has roommates. I would say... you definitely shouldn't marry a guy that has $2,000 in his bank account in a city he can't afford, who's only still there to keep trying to be a theatre actor because someone told him he was good at it once. So, where does that leave us? Here. At someone else's wedding. I can't give you the wedding or the marriage you want. I couldn't even give you the relationship you wanted. It's been years, and I still can't afford to be with you.
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Unexpected Strength in Unlikely Circumstances
Eleanor
Zak. Shit. Carl.
[''Comes in room''; ''Sees bent window bars'']
Carl
What?
Eleanor
Explain. What happened?
Carl
Don't look at me. You were with the boy every day. He's incredibly strong.
Eleanor
What?
[''To orderly'']
Orderly
Lee wants to see your ass in his office right now. We are so screwed.
Eleanor
I'm not done with you.
[''Points at him'']
Carl
I had nothing to do with it.
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Exploring the Limits of Connection and Possibility
Domino
When I'm with you, I feel so alive, and I feel so special. But that's because it's all possibility. We're not in a relationship.
Andrew
But what if we were in a relationship?
Domino
I don't know. And I don't want to know because you are 22, and you deserve so much more than this.
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Contemplating the Consequences of Staying
Anastasia Steele
Say I did stay. What would happen?
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The Concept of Soul Mates Explored
Andrew
Is he your soul mate?
Domino
Do you believe in soul mates?
Andrew
Yeah, I do. I think, on the Earth, we all have, like, a ton of soul mates. I think for you, maybe, it's like a special case where you only have a few who, like, could be and really are your soul mates. But most of the people in the world aren't your soul mate.
Domino
How many soul mates?
Andrew
For you, like, four.
Domino
Four?
Andrew
Yeah, four soul mates.
Domino
I probably haven't met any of them.
Andrew
No, you have. God puts them, like, on your path so you'll cross.
Domino
How many do you have?
Andrew
Like, 12... hundred.
Domino
Have you met any?
Andrew
Yes.
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A Search for a Missing Person
Eleanor
Hi, sir. Sorry to bother you. I'm wondering if you've seen this young man.
[''Knocks on Jasper's door and he appears''; ''Holds up Zak's picture'']
Jasper
I ain't seen shit, girl.
Eleanor
I... I apologize. Um... maybe have you... have you heard him? Have you heard his voice?
Jasper
God-fearing?
Eleanor
Sometimes.
Jasper
Well, good. You can come on in here and let's talk about Jesus.
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Balancing Relationships and Personal Growth
Domino
I want you to be in Lola's life. But I don't want you to babysit for us anymore.
Andrew
Why?
Domino
Because I want you to do your 20s.
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A Disagreement About Common Sense and Wealth
Glen
Oh, hell yeah, continental breakfast. Hmm-mm, listen, I, I gotta go. All right. Bye. A flight risk?
[''On Phone''; ''Hangs up and says to Eleanor'']
Eleanor
Yeah, I...
Glen
Looks like all that family money of yours bought you a degree that didn't get you no common sense.
Eleanor
I don't think that.
Glen
Oh, don't speak. You let a half-naked boy with Down syndrome who has no money, no family, and no idea how to get along in this world just slip out from under your nose into thin air. And you have no idea where he is? Where he's at? Who he might be with?
Eleanor
Actually, I...
Glen
The nurses tell me you two are close.
Eleanor
We are.
Glen
Then you'll figure out where he's at and you'll bring him before I have to report this to the state.
Eleanor
No, Glen, you have to report this. He's missing.
Glen
Find him.
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Pockets and Essentials in a Friendship
Tyler
You got any money?
[''He and Zak are lying in wait in cornstalks observing the gas station convenience store'']
Zak
No. No, I have no money and I got no pockets.
Tyler
I'm gonna give you pockets. There's your pockets. I'm going in there to get essentials.
[''Throws cargo shorts to Zak'']
Zak
Can I come?
Tyler
No.
Convenience cashier
Pardon me if I seem alarmed, but I don't normally negotiate with fellas if they got shotguns all over their backs.
Tyler
Oh, shit. I understand.
[''Puts down hiking pack'']
Convenience cashier
Ooh, thank you.
Tyler
Yeah, your welcome. Hey, you got any of the, uh- you got any of them two-dollar airplane whiskeys back there?
Convenience cashier
No, but uh, I got this.
[''Produces [[w:Moonshine|a moonshine jug]
Tyler
Oh, I can't afford that.
Convenience cashier
It's on me, son. It looks like you might need it more than I do. I'm just gonna get a little swig to calm my nerves.
Tyler
Sure, yeah. You made it?
Convenience cashier
I did, sir.
Tyler
Ooh. Yeah, you did.
[''Takes a sip'']
Convenience cashier
Ma'am.
[''Eleanor enters store'']
Eleanor
Gentlemen.
Convenience cashier
Ma'am, you'll have to forgive me for staring at you, but you're one of the prettiest women I've seen in ages.
Tyler
Where did you blow in here from?
Eleanor
Richmond. Hmm-mm.
Tyler
Richmond? That's nice. So you, uh, you graduated ], or ]?
[[w:James Madison University|JMU; [w:George Washington University|GW]
Eleanor
GW.
Tyler
Yeah. Yeah, you got that look about you.
Eleanor
Oh, yeah? What look is that?
Tyler
You know, just uh, "excited to be alive" kind of look. What you doing up here?
Eleanor
Your nosy aren't you?
Tyler
Yeah, nosy. That's the word for you it. Nosy. Or interested.
Eleanor
Interested?
Tyler
Yeah. Interested. Are you interested?
Eleanor
No, I'm working.
Tyler
Working. What, you working crab boats?
Eleanor
No.
Tyler
I know, that's funny.
Eleanor
I know why you think that's funny.
Tyler
Oh, your trouble I see. Okay, you don't like jokes.
Eleanor
I'm looking for a missing person. Have either of you gentlemen- I'm assuming I can use the word; "gentlemen".
[''Holds up Zak's picture'']
Tyler
Have you seen him?
Convenience cashier
No. I aint- I ain't seen him.
Eleanor
Have you seen him?
[''To Tyler'']
Tyler
Why? What'd he do?
Eleanor
He ran away from the nursing home I work at. Why? Have you seen him?
Tyler
So you got some kind of reward?
Eleanor
No.
Tyler
What are you? Are you a bounty hunter?
Eleanor
Would I be a bounty hunter if I just said there's no bounty?
Tyler
No. What are you, his sister? Minder or something?
Eleanor
Not that it's any of your business, but I care about him and he's alone, and I want to find him.
Tyler
Maybe.
Eleanor
Maybe? Maybe what?
Tyler
Yeah, yeah. Well, maybe he's alone. Maybe he ain't alone. You know, you don't know. What if he's living the ] and, you know, he just, uh, ran into a bunch of hitchhikers? You know, ]?
[[w:American dream|American dream; [w:Huckleberry Finn|like the Mark Twain story or something]
Eleanor
Hmm-mm.
[''She begins to walk away'']
Tyler
You like ]?
[[w:Mark Twain|Mark Twain]
Eleanor
Thank you.
Tyler
You like ]? You got a good phone number?
[[w:Louie L'Amour|Louie L'Amour]
Eleanor
Yeah, I got a phone number.
Tyler
Yeah? You gonna give it to me? So I find him, what you want me to do? Just holler for you?
Eleanor
Yeah, just do that.
Tyler
Yeah? You got a name?
Eleanor
Yeah, I got a name.
Tyler
What is it?
Eleanor
Eleanor.
Tyler
Eleanor. ] and walks out the door] All right partner.
[''She gives him [[w:the finger|the finger]
Convenience cashier
Come back.
Tyler
You're a goddamn criminal. You're a goddamn criminal ain't you? Fugitive. Little man on the lam. Met your girlfriend back there, Eleanor. Cute on from the old folks home. She likes you quite a bit. Got a picture of you and everything, showing everybody. That's not a bad thing. As far as I'm concerned, it's a good thing. See, we're going 70 miles upriver. We need a tie that binds. And this right here, you being a wanted man, this is it, just the kind of tie we needed. Hell, yeah. Two bandits on the run. Oh, yeah! Oh, yeah, partner! Come on! Hell, yeah! Listen, we got new rules now, all right? We can't keep doing this way. New rule is, you can't slow me down. you understand? Put these on. So, what I says go. I say jump, you say; "how high"?
[''Laughing and pointing at Zak''; ''Shakes Zak's hand upwards''; ''Hands Zak boots'']
Zak
How high?
Tyler
There it is. Rule number one, don't slow me down. Rule number two, I'm in charge, and you're going to carry your own weight.
Zak
You are in charge.
Tyler
That's right.
Zak
Uh, maybe we should... maybe we should have our own secret handshake.
Tyler
What kind of secret handshake? For what?
Zak
Buds, dudes, friends.
Tyler
Buds-dudes-friends-handshake? All right, come here. Let's go, hurry up. All right, three of those, four of those. Four of those. Now what? Like that.
[''Zak starts slapping Tyler's hands''; ''They bump fists and mimic explosions'']
Zak
Yeah.
Tyler
Only when special shit happens though, alright?
Zak
Yeah, special things.
Tyler
Special things, you don't curse.
Zak
No.
Tyler
Why don't you curse?
Zak
Because I don't.
Tyler
Okay, come on.
[''Starts to walk away but Zak stands still'']
Zak
You are in charge.
Tyler
Exactly. Come on. Hey, what's rule number one? What's rule number one?
[''Zak starts walking'']
Zak
Party.
Tyler
No, not party. No, it's not party. Don't slow me down. That's rule number one. Let's go, come on. Come on, pick it up. There you go. You got boots on now.
Zak
Rule number one is not "party". What is rule number one?
Tyler
Don't slow me down". Rule number one?
Zak
You are in charge.
Tyler
All right. We'll figure it out.
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Finding Strength in Partnership and Ambition
John
Now, I admit, I'm not confident that I can make myself less broke.
Lucy
You don't need to worry about that. You know I can take care of myself.
John
Yeah, I know. It's not for you. It's for me. For us. You make me brave enough to admit that I want to be happy, and I want to be happy with you.
John
And I'm gonna pick up more catering shifts and ask for raise, I'll find a serving job at an actual restaurant, and I won't say no to commercial auditions, even though they're annoying... I'll make an actual effort to find a manager-
John
... And I'm going to move out of my apartment, and sell my car...
Lucy
Don't sell your car.
John
No?
Lucy
No, let's just... let's just drive around in it until it breaks down and it won't move anymore.
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Anointing and Identity in Suspiria
Helena Markos
Who are you?
Susie
For whom were you anointed? Which of the Three Mothers?
Helena Markos
Mother... Mother Suspiriorum!
Susie
I am She.
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The Reasons Behind Marriage Choices
John
Why does anybody even get married?
Lucy
Because people tell them they should, and because they're lonely, and because they're hopeful.
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Unexpected Reunion and Concern Among Friends
Eleanor
Zak. Zak. Zak. Oh my god. Zak, are you okay? Oh my god.
[''Drives to the beach and runs to Zak'']
Tyler
Hello! Hey!
[''Urinating off shore'']
Eleanor
Come on, sit up.
Tyler
You found us. Them pheromones. Like a bear.
Eleanor
What is this? What's on your face?
Tyler
Yeah!
Eleanor
I thought you said you hadn't seen him! He's right there.
Tyler
There he is.
Eleanor
Come on buddy. Let's go. Come on. Thank you.
Tyler
No, we're good. You're good right there. Sit right there. He's all right.
Eleanor
Okay, I don't know what's going on, but, uh...
Tyler
Put that on, Zak. Here brother. I've got it.
Eleanor
Thank you.
Tyler
He could do it. He could put his own shirt on. He's 22 years old.
Eleanor
Thank you. I've got it. We're good now.
Tyler
Huh.
Eleanor
Here you go bud. You ready? You good to go? you okay?
Zak
Ah, my ankle.
Eleanor
What? What...
Tyler
He's fine
Eleanor
What happened to his ankle? What's wrong with his ankle?
Tyler
Nothing's wrong.
Eleanor
What are you doing?
Tyler
What are you doing?
[''Mocking'']
Eleanor
Who are you even?
Tyler
Who are you even?
[''Mocking'']
Eleanor
You have a young boy with Down syndrome in the middle of nowhere.
Tyler
I'm the one who's been taking care of him because you can't do it unless you put him in a cage.
Eleanor
Okay, um. Look, he needs to be properly take care of, and that's my job. I'm sorry to break up your primitive little gang, or whatever's going on, but this is not ]. Okay, you can't. There's rules, regulations. Medication. Paperwork.
[[w:Lord of the Flies|Lord of the Flies]
Tyler
. Yeah. All right. Well, while you've been doing paperwork, we've been something called living, ain't that right, brother?
Zak
Yeah.
Eleanor
Okay. Cool. But we're gonna go, so, thank you.
[''Tyler chuckles'']
Tyler
No, we're not. He's fine where he is.
Eleanor
May I please speak to you in private?
Tyler
Oh. Oh, like, a private party? Yeah, all right.
Eleanor
One second, Zak.
Tyler
I got water. You want water?
Eleanor
Right now.
Tyler
Primitive gang". Hell yeah. I like when you put your hair up like that. It's nice. Water?
[''To Zak''; ''To Eleanor'']
Eleanor
Look, I could have you arrested for kidnapping, okay?
Tyler
Oh, you're going to have me arrested? How- how do you figure? You can't have me arrested. He's a runaway. Can't kidnap a runaway. Come on, genius. You said GW, didn't you?
Eleanor
I'm sure I could find some reason to arrest you.
Tyler
Hey, let me ask you, what do you want for him?
Eleanor
I'm not going to sell him to you.
Tyler
No, I mean what do you want for his life? His future?
Eleanor
Why are you- you don't know anything about him.
Tyler
You know about the wrestling?
Eleanor
Yes, of course I know about the wrestling.
Tyler
All right, so I know something about him, don't I? So, uh, you're a little late to the party. This is what's going on. I made a promise to him, to get him to that wrestling school in Ayden.
Eleanor
Oh.
Tyler
You understand? I gave him my word, and I ain't gonna back down on my word. Now, you seem like a nice person. You care for him and all. You came all the way out here. Maybe it's because you like me. I don't know. Yeah? And, uh, Imma offer you a favor. You can get on the raft with us and you can ride down there if you want.
[''Zak sees Eleanor's van keys and takes it'']
Eleanor
No. No, we're not going to hop on your little raft and cruise around the river.
Tyler
It's hot. You're confused. I'm not asking you.
Zak
Hey, Eleanor!
[''Throws van keys into water'']
Eleanor
Oh! Ooh! Oh! Oh.
Zak
I want to see Salt Water Redneck. And I don't want to go home.
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A Lighthearted Exchange About Pudding
Lunch lady
Well, hey, there, Zak.
Zak
How are you doing?
Lunch lady
I'm good, thank you.
Zak
Hmm, I meant your pudding.
Lunch lady
Oh, silly me. Here's your pudding.
[''Puts it on Zak's tray'']
Eleanor
Hey Zak, that is so sweet of you to give Rosemary your pudding.
Zak
That is why I'm being a nice guy. Now.
[''Eleanor walks away''; ''Eleanor feigns choking and Zak make a break for it and is immediately tackled by rest home staff'']
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The Courage of Taking Risks in Dating
Lucy
Dating is a risk. You took a risk. It's brave.
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Exploring Unconventional Desires in Suspiria
Susie
It felt like... what I think it must feel like to fuck.
Madame Blanc
You mean to fuck a man?
Susie
No. I was thinking of an animal.
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The Complexity of Love and Connection
Domino
Giving your heart to somebody is the scariest, most dangerous, most perplexing thing.
Andrew
What if we just kiss? Maybe you'll change your mind.
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Inspiration from a Heroic Figure
Video Salt Water Redneck
...Salt Water, some people claim the Atomic Throw is impossible. Those people are wimps! If you believe in yourself, like the Salt Water Redneck believes in himself, you too can learn the moves, the skills, the Atomic Throw. Some of these moves are outlawed in international countries.
[''Zak mimics throwing'']
Carl
We watched that throw ten times already.
Zak
I love Salt Water Redneck, and he is my hero, and he is totally... he is totally a badass. And he's the greatest person ever. That's it.
Carl
And you will be the next badass.
Eleanor
Zak, you and Rosemary have both lost your privileges for the week.
[''Comes in and turns off TV'']
Zak
Oh, I really don't care.
Eleanor
Oh.
Carl
I got the solution for that. Move Rosemary in her with him and I. I can keep an eye on both of them.
Eleanor
Oh! That'd be great. I'll set that right up.
Carl
Yeah, sure.
Eleanor
Zak, this is not a joke. That's twice. Two times that you've tried to run. And no I have to label you a flight risk. That sucks. Is that what you gave Rosemary to convince her to pretend be choking?
[''Holds up pictorial request paper to Zak'']
Zak
Yes, it is.
Eleanor
It's really creative.
Zak
Thank you.
Carl
Not just creative. It's genius. You know why? That's an advertisement for what he wants to do for the rest of his life!
Eleanor
Carl.
Zak
I don't know her. I am young, and I am not old. Carl is old. And we are different. And I don't know why I am here.
Eleanor
I wish I had a better option for you, Zak. But I don't. You don't have a family that can provide adequate supervision for you. I know. So that the state has to put you somewhere, and this just happens to be that place.
Carl
You been here two years?
Zak
Two and a half years.
Carl
We gotta fix that.
Eleanor
Just try to be good. Okay? Tell me you'll try.
Zak
Fine.
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Embracing life's complexities and entanglements
Domino
Until I leave earth, I'm gonna have always been so tangled.
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A T-shirt Sparks a Playful Exchange
Domino
I need to take off this fucking t-shirt.
Andrew
I like your t-shirt.
Domino
If you like it, then why don't you marry it.
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Brief Introduction Between Leda and Nina
Leda
] and answers] Yes?
[''Gets woken up on couch by [[w:Door phone|door link]
Nina
It's Nina.
Leda
Oh, hi.
[''Opens door'']
Nina
Hi.
Leda
I thought you wouldn't come till Monday.
Nina
No.
Leda
Well, give me a second to get dressed.
Nina
Um, no, I- I have, like, literally a minute. I just... uh, I told Callie that I was gonna go and get some nose drops for Elena because she is always in the water. And she can't get rid of her cold, so...
Leda
Have a seat.
[''They sit on couches'']
Nina
It's lovely here.
Leda
Yeah, so do you want the keys?
Nina
If it's alright with you.
Leda
Doesn't have much to do with me.
Nina
It doesn't?
Leda
You told me you were happy with your husband.
Nina
I did.
Leda
Yeah, you told me you were happy with everything.
Nina
I am. I don't know. What do you think?
Leda
I think you should do what you want.
Nina
Where do you live?
Leda
], near ].
[[w:Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge; [w:Boston|Boston]
Nina
I'll come see you.
Leda
Well, I will leave you my address. Okay.
Nina
Is this going to pass?
Leda
What?
Nina
I don't know what to call it. I have depression or something. But it passes?
[''Tearfully'']
Leda
Thought you said you were in a hurry.
Nina
I am. If it felt amazing, then why did you go back to your daughters?
Leda
I'm their mother. I went back to them cause I missed them. I'm a very selfish person. I need to give you something else too.
[''Gets up with cramp'']
Nina
Are you okay?
[''Stands up'']
Leda
Yeah, it just, um, happens when I stand up too quickly.
Nina
What? You found her? Where did you find her?
[''Leda appears with Elena's doll''; ''Covers mouth with hands'']
Leda
No, I took her.
Nina
Why?
Leda
I don't know.
Nina
You don't know?
Leda
No.
Nina
But I don't understand. Did you think that the doll- that the doll wasn't good for us?
Leda
I was just playing.
Nina
Playing? We were all... messed up. You saw us.
Leda
I'm an unnatural mother.
Nina
Oh, fuck.
Leda
I'm sorry.
Nina
Fuck! This is fucked!
[''Snatches doll from Leda and stomps off to front door'']
Leda
Oh, Nina! Take the keys!
Nina
I'm leaving tonight! The apartment's gonna be empty till the end of the month!
Leda
Nina, I'm so sorry! You're so young and everything passes!
Nina
None of this pass! You fucking sick cunt! Better watch your fucking back bitch!
[''Impales Leda with the hat needle and stomps off''; ''Leda pulls needle out and sits on couch'']
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Understanding the Struggles of Depression
Andrew
What's it like being depressed?
Domino
I don't know. It feels like... like you remember what better feels like and then you do things that you think will make you feel better but they don't. They make it worse. And the things that I'm really scared of doing are probably the things that will help me the most, but I just can't do them.
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Love as an Inherent Emotion
John
You asked how I could love you. I just do; it's the easiest thing.
Lucy
I love you too. More than you know. You're the only reason I know I'm capable of love.
John
I've been doing some math.
Lucy
Yeah?
John
Yeah. And I'm ready to make you an offer.
Lucy
Okay.
John
Here's the offer.
John
I love you now like I loved you before. I'll love you till the day I die. It's a lifetime guarantee. And I won't forget it the way I used to, even when things are shit. I'll make a calendar item everyday reminding myself that I love you. I'll be your certainty. It's my final offer. You can't negotiate because I don't have anything else to offer you.
Lucy
Deal.
[after a pause, extends a hand]
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Struggling with Relationship Expectations
Anastasia Steele
I don't know if I can be with him the way he needs me to.
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The Impact of Partnership on Life Choices
Lucy
Who our partner is... it determines our whole life... and how we live. Not for one, two, ten years, but... forever.
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Unexpected Phone Call Leads to Encounter
Nina
I've been following you, for like, ten minutes.
Leda
Yeah, you said, is everything okay?
Nina
What? Yeah? Your number came up on my phone yesterday. You called me?
Leda
I did. Yeah.
Elena
Lady.
[''From stroller'']
Leda
Hey, little one. Are you feeling better?
Elena
She needs her medicine.
Leda
Your doll. Is she sick?
[''Leans down'']
Nina
She's not getting over it. She wants her doll. Shit. It won't stay on.
Leda
Oh, hey. Can I? My grandma used to used hat pins. It won't fall off now. Okay. Hat. All right? Do it where it's comfy.
[''Puts it on Nina's head''; ''Inserts pin into hat'']
Nina
Since the doll's been missing, she's been, like, actually driving me fucking crazy. I- there's something wrong with her. She's not sleeping. At all. She won't sleep unless I'm in the bed with her. And if I move... I'm really tired. I'm, like, scary tired.
Leda
Mm, I remember.
Nina
I know you saw me with Will. Um... I don't want you to think badly of me.
Leda
I don't think badly of anyone.
Nina
Yeah. Yeah, uh, see, I knew that. As soon as I saw you, I just... I was like; "I wanna be that lady". It didn't mean anything what you saw. Didn't it? No. I don't let it go anywhere. I just... but I'm happy. I'm happy with Elena, with- with everything. I'm... I met my husband so young. And he's fucking crazy about me. And her. He says my breasts are exactly the size of his hand.
Leda
What would he do if he saw you with Will?
Nina
Oh, he'd cut my throat. I don't want to talk about him. I only, have, like five minutes before Callie finishes shopping.
Leda
She doesn't want you to talk to me?
Nina
She doesn't want me to do fucking anything. Who give a fuck? Can I ask you something?
Leda
Sure.
Nina
What happened in the toy store? You were talking about your daughters and then something happened. Do you know what I'm talking about?
Leda
Yeah. I left.
Nina
Oh,
Leda
When the oldest was seven and the youngest was five, I left. I abandoned them and I didn't see them for three years.
Nina
You didn't see your children for three years?
Leda
No.
Nina
Who took care of them?
Leda
Their father and my mum, and then I came back for them.
Nina
What did it feel like without them?
Leda
It felt amazing. Felt like I'd been trying not to explode and then I exploded.
Nina
That doesn't sound amazing.
Leda
Okay. There's Callie and your husband.
[''Nina wipes away Leda's tear'']
Nina
My husband? What the fuck is he doing here? He's not supposed to be here until tomorrow. Fuck. I have to go.
[''Embraces Leda's head and kisses her on lips'']
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Navigating Distances on a Raft
Eleanor
Ahem. So how far is it, um... on the raft?
Tyler
About that far on the map.
[''Makes a measurement gesture with index finger and thumb'']
Eleanor
Are your fingers to scale?
Tyler
Yeah.
Eleanor
So how much time is that much?
[''Makes a far wider measurement gesture with index finger and thumb'']
Tyler
That's different than what I put up.
Eleanor
All right.
Tyler
What I did is about a day. Maybe two days.
Eleanor
Days? Like..
Tyler
Yeah.
Eleanor
Okay. Are you kidding? What in the Christ... Hey, Zak, why don't you sit down, bud. You're kind of close to the edge. I don't want you to fall in. Hey, are you hungry? Have you eaten anything?
[''Checks phone'']
Zak
I am not really hungry.
Eleanor
Well, maybe you just have a bite of something for your blood sugar.
Tyler
He don't want nothing to eat.
Eleanor
You know how you get, buddy. I have an apple.
Tyler
Hey.
Eleanor
I have ]. What?
[[w:M&M's|some M&M's]
Tyler
Don't do that.
Eleanor
Don't do what?
Tyler
Hey, I got an idea. Why don't we keep your training going? Just because we're on a raft doesn't mean we can't stop training, does it? All right, so we're going to do some breathing exercises. She's worried about your blood sugar. We're gonna breathe. Take a deep breath in. Out. Cool. Now, come over here and put your head underwater. I'm gonna time you.
Eleanor
What? No, no, no, don't do that. Zak.
Tyler
No. He can do that. He can do that. He can... there you go. You better stop calling him a retard.
[''To Eleanor'']
Eleanor
I have never called anyone a... that word.
Tyler
Okay. Hold on, listen. When people are saying he's a retard, really what they're saying is he can't do some shit they can do. See, you might not be saying the word "retard", all right, I'll give you that, but you damn sure is making him feel retarded. That ain't gonna help his life. Hey, there we go.
[''Zak resurfaces'']
Zak
Time. How long is that?
Tyler
Long.
Eleanor
Not long enough, Zak. Do it again.
Zak
Okay.
[''Puts head underwater'']
Eleanor
You have got some real nerve talking to me like that. Do you even know what I do? I've spent the last two years of my life volunteering to hold people's hands as they pass away. I talk to them, I feed them, I wipe their asses, I change their clothes, I put them to bed. And I'm the last person they see. Don't act like you know jack shit about me.
Tyler
All right.
[''Throws up both hands'']
Eleanor
Yeah, maybe he should not be in a retirement home, but I didn't choose that for him. But, that's what's happened and now I am doing the best I can.
Tyler
Oh! Oh! Hey! Oh, shit! Oh! God! Zak! Okay! Yeah! Lunch!
[''Zak resurfaces with a fish in hand with Tyler grabbing it''; ''Starts pounding fish's head on the platform'']
Eleanor
Zak, did you just catch that with your hands?! How'd you do that?! You're a wild man! Oh my god!
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Marriage as a Business Deal
Lucy
Marriage is a business deal. And it always has been, since the very first time two people did it.
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The Nature of Love and Choice
Domino
You can't just decide that you love somebody.
Andrew
Yes, you can.
Domino
No, you can't.
Andrew
Yes, you can!
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Desire for Understanding Through Experience
Anastasia Steele
(to Christian) I need you to show me. What you want to do to me. Punish me! Show me how bad it can be. I want you to show me the worst... It's the only way I can understand.
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Questioning Loyalties and Perceptions of Reality
Sara
You're making some kind of deal with them.
Susie
I don't know what you're talking about.
Sara
The matrons.
[crying]
Susie
Sara, whatever is in your head—nothing is wrong.
Sara
How can you know what they'll ask of you?
Susie
Nothing's wrong.
Sara
You just haven't seen the bill yet.
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The Complexity of Dating vs. Love
Harry
You must know a lot about love.
Lucy
I know about dating.
Harry
What's the difference?
Lucy
Dating takes a lot of effort. A lot of trial and error. A ton of risk and pain. Love is easy.
Harry
Is it? I find it to be the most difficult thing in the world.
Lucy
That's because we can't help it. It just walks into our lives sometimes.
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Questioning Desire and Expectations
Anastasia Steele
(to Christian) Is this what you want? You want to see me like this?
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Inquiry About Scars
Anastasia Steele
(asking Christian about his scars) Are they burns?
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