Memorable Quotes from Diane Lane
29 quotesThe Eerie Awareness of Italian Trees
Patti
There's something strange about these trees. It's like they know.
Frances
And they know that we know that they know.
Patti
They're creepy. Creepy Italian trees. Of course, the baby's going to like them cause it's going to be a creepy Italian baby who goes around saying things like Ciao mama and doing that weird backward hand wave thing. Life is strange.
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Inner Voice on a Tuscan Journey
Patti
Think of your inner voice.
Frances
Inner voice... "What the fuck am I doing on a gay tour of Tuscany?
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Questioning the Nature of True Love
Frances
What if this is it? The real thing?
Placido
What you speak of is only in ].
[[fairy tales]
Frances
No, it's not!
Placido
And how do you know? From personal experience?
Frances
No. I looked, and I didn't find it. But that doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
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Cultural Surprises in Unexpected Places
Frances
The fact that I'm trying to speak Polish in Italy is one of the many surprises around here.
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The Meaning of Home and Possibility
Frances
What are four walls, anyway? They are what they contain. The house protects the dreamer. Unthinkably good things can happen, even late in the game. It's such a surprise.
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Reflections on Loneliness and Connection
Frances
Every day, I watch for the old man with the flowers, and I wonder, was he born here? Did he love someone here? Did he lose someone here? He doesn't seem as curious about me, but that's all right. These days, I'm something of a loner myself.
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Embracing Risk in Life Decisions
Katherine
It's a nice little villa. Rather run down, but redeemable... Are you going to buy it?
Frances
The way my life is currently going, that would be a terrible idea.
Katherine
Mm, terrible idea... Don't you just love those?
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Returning Home from War
Jack Morris
You know I.C.? Colored fellow at the service station?
Ellen Morris
Sure.
Jack Morris
His son came back from Europe today.
Ellen Morris
Wonderful.
Jack Morris
In a box.
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Requesting Access to Hacked Website
Agent Jennifer Marsh
Username and password please?
Agent Jennifer Marsh
He hacked into their site?
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A Conversation About Woodstock Experience
Pearl Kantrowitz
I went to ].
[[w:Woodstock|Woodstock]
Marty Kantrowitz
You went to Woodstock.
Pearl Kantrowitz
Ummm...
Marty Kantrowitz
Was it groovy?
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Celebrating Community at Cortona's Market Day
Frances
It's market day in Cortona — the piazza is an on-going party — and everyone is invited.
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Competition and Relationships Among Women
Dolly
So, what do you think of my competition?
Sarah
I don't really wanna discuss my father's...
Dolly
Oh, it's okay. It's okay. I know. | A woman always knows. Not always. Your guy go younger?
Sarah
Yeah.
Dolly
They always go younger, don't they? It does seem to trend that way, doesn't it? When they're 80, they want 60. When they're 60, they want 40. When they're 80, they want 40. And they get it. Goddamn supply and demand. We ought to kill the guy who thought that one up.
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The Complexity of Love and Human Behavior
Frances
What is it about love that makes us so stupid?
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Judges Coordinate Tactical Movement Under Fire
Judge Dredd
They are firing 20 millimeter caseless fletchette rounds at 300 meters. Their effective lethal range is 200 meters. You're safe. So what are you doing down there, Judge Hershey?
Judge Hershey
Waiting for backup.
Judge Dredd
It's here. Let's move it out. Keep it simple. Single file, standard relay. I'm point. (to rookie Judge) You're last!
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Unexpected Ownership of a Villa
Frances
So I was now the owner of a villa whose lands it would take two oxen two days to plow. Owning neither an ox nor a plow, I'd have to take their word for that.
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Consequences of Repeated Violations in Law Enforcement
Mr. Souza
Okay, this is getting boring. What's the tab? Come on, how much is this going to cost me? You name your price.
Judge Dredd
Hmmm. Hershey, call Central for an H Wagon. (crosses the street facing the red sports car)
Mr. Souza
What? I don't believe it. You're gonna tow me?!
Judge Dredd
Towing is for the first offense. This is your fourth violation, bar breath. You're a menace. How do you plead?
Mr. Souza
Not guilty?
Judge Dredd
I knew you'd say that.
[''menacingly''; ''Draws his gun'']
Mr. Souza
Hey, wait a second! What are you doing?
Judge Dredd
Grenade!
[''to his gun'']
Lawgiver Gun
Grenade. vrrrrrm
Mr. Souza
Nooooo!
[''Dredd destroys the car and Souza staggers over towards its remains, horrified'']
Judge Dredd
Happy motoring.
Judge Hershey
Subtle.
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Embracing Self-Confidence and Joy
Frances
I still got it! I still got it! I still got it! — Thank God!
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Frances's Offer on the House
Frances
I'd like to make an offer on the house. This is what I can pay, minus the work on the place, buckets, nails ... chocolate, and a rental car to drive off a cliff when this all turns out to have been a terrible mistake.
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The Harsh Truths of Divorce and Love
Frances
Do you know the most surprising thing about divorce? It doesn't actually kill you. Like a bullet to the heart or a head-on car wreck. It should. When someone you've promised to cherish till death do you part says "I never loved you," it should kill you instantly. You shouldn't have to wake up day after day after that, trying to understand how in the world you didn't know. The light just never went on, you know. I must have known, of course, but I was too scared to see the truth. Then fear just makes you so stupid.
Martini
No, it's not stupid, Signora Mayes. L'amore e cieco.
Frances
Oh, love is blind. Yeah, we have that saying too.
Martini
Everybody has that saying because it's true everywhere.
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Modern Manhood and Emotional Accountability
Sarah
You're in different leagues, Dad. You and Dolly. I think she's starting to fall for you.
Bill
Well, I'm sorry if...
Sarah
No, you're not. Because being a man today means never having to say you're sorry.
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Consequences of Illegal Tampering in MegaCity
Judge Dredd
MegaCity Code 7592, willful sabotage of a public droid, that's 6 months, citizen. Let's see your unicard.
Herman Ferguson
Aww, give me a break, Judge... Dredd. Dredd?!
[''Looks at Dredd's badge'']
Judge Dredd
Mmmhmm.
Judge Hershey
Ferguson, Herman, hacker, illegal tampering with city droids, computers, cash machines, taxi robots...
[''Reading from a display on a handheld device after swiping Ferguson's unicard'']
Judge Dredd
And you haven't even been out of jail for 24 hours. He's habitual, Hershey. An automatic five year sentence. How do you plead?
Herman Ferguson
Not guilty?
Judge Dredd
I knew you'd say that.
Ferguson
Five years?! No! No! I had no choice! They were killing each other in there.
Judge Dredd
You could have gone out the window.
Ferguson
Forty floors? It would have been suicide!
Judge Dredd
Maybe...but it's legal. Judges!
Judge
Yes, sir!
Judge Dredd
Five years, Aspen Penitentiary. Case closed, take him away.
Ferguson
Don't close the case! You're misjudging- you're misjudging me! Open the case! Y-you're not gonna be able to sleep tonight!
Judge Hershey
He might've been telling the truth, you know? Haven't you heard ever of extenuating circumstances?
Judge Dredd
I've heard it all, Hershey.
Judge Hershey
I knew you'd say that.
[''Mockingly'']
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Family Traditions and Celebrations
Lilian Kantrowitz
What is it, my shainehkuh, huh? What is it my darling?
Lilian Kantrowitz
Oh, my God. Mazel tov!
Alison Kantrowitz
Why'd you hit me?
Lilian Kantrowitz
It's a tradition. My mother, your great-grandmother, Sonia - may she rest in peace - she did the same thing to me.
Alison Kantrowitz
It's a stupid tradition.
Lilian Kantrowitz
It's the stupidest goddamn tradition. It's true. You know what I did? I slapped her right back.
Lilian Kantrowitz
Ow! Bandeet!
Pearl Kantrowitz
What's going on in here?
Lilian Kantrowitz
Pearl...
Pearl Kantrowitz
What?
Lilian Kantrowitz
I got news. Today Alison became a woman.
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Exploring Interests and Assumptions in Investigation
Agent Griffin Dowd
What's he into?
Agent Jennifer Marsh
High-end tech and low-end porn.
Agent Griffin Dowd
You sure he's a guy? If it's a woman, she could be my soulmate.
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Realizing a Dream Through Conversation
Frances
What are you thinking?
Martini
What do I think?
Frances
Tell me.
Martini
I think you got your wish.
Frances
My wish?
Martini
On that day we looked for the snake, you said there wanted there to be a wedding here. And you said... you wanted there to be a family here.
Frances
You're right... I got my wish. I got everything I asked for.
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Traffic Lights and Their Meaning in Italy
Frances
Do traffic lights mean anythng around here?
Marcello
Yeah, sure. Green light — avanti, avanti. Yellow light — decoration.
Frances
What about red light?
Marcello
Just a suggestion.
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The Meaning of Giving Birth to Light
Frances
In Italian, the literal translation of "to give birth" — "dare alla luce" — is: "to give to the light".
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Building for the Future: The Semmering Alps
Frances
Signora, between Austria and Italy, there is a section of the Alps called the Semmering. It is an impossibly steep, very high part of the mountains. They built a train track over these Alps to connect Vienna and Venice. They built these tracks even before there was a train in existence that could make the trip. They built it because they knew some day, the train would come.
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Uncovering the Identity of Walker
Marty Kantrowitz
Who is he?
Pearl Kantrowitz
You don't know him.
Marty Kantrowitz
Well what's his name?
Pearl Kantrowitz
Walker.
Marty Kantrowitz
What's his FIRST name?
Pearl Kantrowitz
That IS his first name.
Marty Kantrowitz
Well then what's his last name?
Pearl Kantrowitz
Jerome.
Marty Kantrowitz
Walker Jerome. Does he realize it's backwards? What's he do?
Pearl Kantrowitz
He's a salesman.
Marty Kantrowitz
A salesman, that's great. What does he sell?
[laughs]
Pearl Kantrowitz
Blouses.
Marty Kantrowitz
Blouses?
Marty Kantrowitz
He's the blouseman. You're screwing the blouseman. Jesus, Pearl, why not screw the dressman? At least then you'd get a whole outfit.
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Generational Conflict and Personal Responsibility
Alison Kantrowitz
I never have to listen to you ever again. I saw you. I was there. You should have seen yourself. You looked disgusting! I'm the teenager! Not you! You had your chance.
Pearl Kantrowitz
No. I didn't.
Alison Kantrowitz
Well then why do the rest of us have to suffer just because you fucked up your life!
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