Magnolia - The Burden of Intelligence and Dullness
Quiz Kid Donnie Smith:
I used to be smart, but now I'm just stupid.
Thurston Howell: [[genius]
Brad, dear, who was it that said..."A man of ] has seldom been ruined but by himself"?
Quiz Kid Donnie Smith: [quietly; to himself]
... Samuel Johnson...
Thurston Howell: [[Samuel Johnson]
It was the lovely ]! Who also spoke of a fellow "who was not only dull... but a cause of dullness in others.
Quiz Kid Donnie Smith:
The cause of dullness in others.
Thurston Howell:
Picky picky!
Quiz Kid Donnie Smith: [[lightning; [universe; [body; [head]
Let me tell you this; Samuel Johnson never had his life shit on... and taken from him, and his money stolen! Who took his life and his money? His parents? His mommy, and daddy? Make him live this life like this... A man of genius who gets shit on as a child!... and that scars! That hurts! Have you ever been hit by ]? It hurts. It doesn't happen to everyone. It's an electrical charge. It finds its way across the ]... and it lands in your ], and your ]! And as for ruined, but by himself... not if his parents took his freaking life... and his money, and tell you to do this... and to do that, and if you don't...!
Smiling Peanut Patron #1:
Your parents took your money you won on that game show?
Quiz Kid Donnie Smith: [to Thurston]
Yes! They did. What does that mean, a spoke in the wheel?
Thurston Howell:
Things go round and round, don't they?
Quiz Kid Donnie Smith: [[dreams]
Yes, they do... They do. But I'll make my ] come true.
Thurston Howell:
Sounds sad as a weeping willow.
Quiz Kid Donnie Smith: [[stupid]
I used to be smart. But now I'm just ].
Thurston Howell: [raising his glass]
Shall we drink to that?
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