Where the Red Fern Grows - The Challenge of a Big Tree
Billy:
I couldn't come home, mama. My dogs had a coon up this tree.
Grandpa:
Well, he sure picked a big sycamore.
Billy:
Biggest one in the whole river bottom.
Grandpa:
That's all right. The bigger they come, the harder they fall.
Father:
Well, there's no sense chopping down a tree like this, just for one coon. Come on, Billy, we gotta go.
Billy:
I can't, papa.
Father:
Why not?
Billy:
I made a bargain with my dogs. I told them if they'd put one up a tree, I'd do the rest. They did their part, it's up to me to do mine.
Mother:
Well you're quitting, and that's that, so come on. Let's go. Billy, do I have to whip you on top of all the punishment you already brought on yourself? Do I?
Billy:
Yes, ma'am.
Father:
A man can't keep his word, Jenny, he's not much good. Especially to himself.
Grandpa:
I say amen to that, Jenny.
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The Asphalt Jungle - Consequences of Poor Decisions in Crime
Dr. Swanson:
He hasn't got enough blood left in him to keep a chicken alive.
Cobby:
Here's to the drink habit. It's the only one I got that don't get me into trouble.
Cobby:
How can things go so wrong? How is it possible? One man killed, two others plugged. I'm out thirty grand. We got a load of rocks we can't even peddle...I must be awful stupid. Here I am with a good business, money rolling in, I-I gotta get mixed up in a thing like this. I ought to have my head examined.
Commissioner Hardy: [referring to Doc]
He loses you five blocks from the depot and one of the most dangerous criminals alive is now at large in this city.
Gus Minissi:
Take my advice and knock off for a while. The happiness boys are on a rampage. Headquarters is givin em a push...Go home, Dix, stay home. Don't get your flag at half-mast. Remember, you still got ol Gus.
Emmerich:
I could tell them that I'd fence the stuff myself, you see, promise them cash on delivery. Then, when the time comes, I simply wouldn't have the cash, do you understand? I'd tell them it would take a few more days to raise it. I'm certain I could get them to leave the stuff with me while we're waiting...Well, then I'd disappear. I'd take a plane to another country, to another life. The gold and platinum, I could melt up and sell as bullion, you see. And the rocks - sell them one at a time. There'd be no hurry. They'd last a lifetime.
Louis Ciavelli:
I never saw a hooligan I did like. They're like left-handed pitchers, they all have a screw loose somewhere.
Louis Ciavelli:
If you want fresh air, don't look for it in this town.
Angela Phinlay: [[referring to the magazine's pictures of a tropical resort]
Imagine me on this beach here in my green bathing suit. Yipe! I almost bought a white one the other day, but it wasn't quite extreme enough. I mean, don't get me wrong, if I really went in for the extreme extreme, I would have bought a French one. Run for your life, girls, the fleet's in. Oh, Uncle Lon, am I excited? Yipe! ] Look, Uncle Lon, isn't it romantic? Real palms and ocean and everything.
Angela Phinlay:
Haven't you bothered me enough, you big banana-head? Just try breaking my door and Mr. Emmerich will throw you out of the house!
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The Shawshank Redemption - Struggles of Life After Prison
Brooks Hatlen: [in a letter to Red after being released on parole]
Dear fellas, I can't believe how fast things move on the outside. I saw an automobile once when I was a kid, but now they're everywhere. The world went and got itself in a big damn hurry. The parole board got me into this halfway house called "The Brewer" and a job bagging groceries at the Foodway. It's hard work and I try to keep up, but my hands hurt most of the time. I don't think the store manager likes me very much. Sometimes after work, I go to the park and feed the birds. I keep thinking Jake might just show up and say hello, but he never does. I hope wherever he is, he's doin okay and makin new friends. I have trouble sleepin at night. I have bad dreams like I'm falling. I wake up scared. Sometimes it takes me a while to remember where I am. Maybe I should get me a gun and rob the Foodway so they'd send me home. I could shoot the manager while I was at it, sort of like a bonus. I guess I'm too old for that sort of nonsense any more. I don't like it here. I'm tired of being afraid all the time. I've decided not to stay. I doubt they'll kick up any fuss. Not for an old crook like me. P.S: Tell Heywood I'm sorry I put a knife to his throat. No hard feelings. Brooks.
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