Memorable Quotes from Doug Hutchison
9 quotesFacing Danger Alone in the Wild West
Henry Victor
You wanna go face an Indian war party on your lonesome? Those blanketheads will peel you like an orange, boy.
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Confrontation of Power Dynamics in School
Archie
You think you're a big shot, don't you? A big shot.
Frankie
You said it, not me.
Archie
Well, we like big shots, don't we? You see, here, our specialty is turning big shots into little shots.
Frankie
Cut the shit, Archie. You're not impressing anyone.
Archie
What did you say?
[Stares in surprise]
Frankie
Hey, guys? I'm not some scared little kid, who pisses his pants because the big, bad Vigils called him to an inquisition.
Frankie
Hell, you guys couldn't even scare a punk freshman into selling your lousy fuckin ch-
[Chuckles]
Boy 1
Yeah!
Boy 2
Yeah!
Carter
Get him out of here.
Obie
See you later, Bollo!
Carter
Quiet down. Quiet! Shut up! Sit down.
[To Archie]
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Choosing the Right Path Over Foolishness
Henry Victor
Yeah, well, I'd rather walk in the right direction than ride with my head up my ass.
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Dead Man Walking Acknowledgment
Percy Wetmore
Dead man walking, we got a dead man walking here.
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Discovery of a Tobacco Pouch
William Parcher
What is that?
Henry Victor
Hmm?
William Parcher
What the hell is that?
Henry Victor
It's a tobacco pouch.
William Parcher
It's ugly as shit.
Henry Victor
Yeah. Come off an Injun. Big buck by the name o Sack-o-Tabacky.
William Parcher
Jesus Christ.
Dobie Spacks
W-What is it?
Henry Victor
Shit, son.
William Parcher
It's a scrotum, Dobie.
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Compassion and Cruelty in Youth Dynamics
Archie Costello
The kid who just left the field. The one they wiped out.
Obie Jameson
Uh, kid named Renault. Freshman. Ah, here we are. Renault, Jerome, E., son of James R. Pharmacist at Blake's. Birth date... the kid just turned 15. Blah, blah, blah. Oh. His mother just died last spring. Cancer.
[Goes through the papers in his notebook]
Archie
That must be hard. Poor kid. With his mother dead and all. You know what he needs?
Obie
What?
Archie
Therapy.
Obie
Therapy?
Archie
Right. Put him down.
Obie
Jesus, Archie! You saw him out there! He's just a skinny kid. I mean, his mother's barely cold. What're you putting him on the list for?
Archie
Put him down.
Obie
Assignment?
Obie
You running out of ideas?
Archie
Just being artistic. It's an art, you know. Put him down for the chocolates.
Obie
You know what, Archie?
Archie
What?
Obie
Life is sad sometimes.
Archie
Life is shit.
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A Farewell Message from Percy Wetmore
Percy Wetmore
Adios, Chief. Drop us a card from ]. Let us know if it's hot enough.
[[Hell]
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Infirmary Relocation Discussion Among Characters
Paul
Percy, they're moving house in the infirmary. Why don't you go see if they could use some ]?
[After John enters his cell for the first time; [help]
Percy Wetmore
Well, they got all the men they need.
Paul
Why don't you just go and make sure?
Percy
Uh-uh.
Paul
I don't care where you go, Percy, just as long as it's not here at this very moment.
[Percy nods and walks down the Mile; Del grins at him as he walks by, so Percy smacks Del's fingers with a nightstick and makes Del scream in pain]
Eduard Delacroix
], he busted my finger!
[crying; [God]
Percy
I wiped that grin off your shit-poke face, didn't I?!
Paul
Goddamn it, Percy, get the hell off my block!
[Percy looks at him, nods and leaves]
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Strategies for Navigating School Conflict
Carter
You're the brain, Arch. You got us into this mess. Where do we go from here?
Archie
Everybody's panicking for nothing. First of all, you can't go around the school beating up half the kids! The Brothers would shut us down in a minute. That's why I stay away from the strong-arm stuff. Although I will admit, you did a beautiful job on Bollo back there. And it was coming to him! But Bollo's a troublemaker. And he can lie out there in his vomit till Hell freezes over. Nobody's gonna care, cause he's an exception.
[''To Carter'']
Carter
Bollo's an example. Let the word spread about Bollo, we won't have to worry about other kids screwing with us.
[To the other Vigils]
Archie
But that doesn't sell chocolates. You say The Vigils are linked with the sale? Well, then, let's get the goddamn sale over with! Let's sell the chocolates! Because if Renault is becoming some kind of rebel hero because he's not selling, how the hell is he gonna look when everybody is selling- except him?
[Gets up and paces for a moment, then turns to Bill.]
Carter
How are you gonna get everybody to start selling them?
Archie
Simple. Like all great plans, it has the beauty of simplicity. We make selling chocolates popular. We make it cool to sell the things. We spread the word, we organize! We get the class officers, we get the homeroom officers, we get all the kids with influence. Do or die for Trinity- everybody sells!
Obie
Not everybody is gonna wanna sell fifty boxes, Archie.
Archie
Oh, but they will, Obie. No, no, no no. They will. We will make selling chocolates the thing to do! And the school will love us for it. The Vigils will be able to write their own ticket with the Brothers and Leon. Why do you think I told Leon we'd do this in the first place?
Carter
What about Renault?
Archie
Don't worry about Renault.
Carter
But I worry about him, Arch. I worry about him!
Archie
Let me put it like this. At the end of the sale, Renault will be wishing with all of his heart that he had sold the chocolates. And the school will be glad that he didn't.
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