Memorable Quotes from Lorelei Linklater
4 quotesA Farewell to Home and Attitude
Samantha
Goodbye, yard! Goodbye, crepe myrtle! Goodbye, mailbox! Goodbye, box of stuff Mommy won't let us take with us but we don't want to throw away. Goodbye, house, I'll never like Mommy as much for making us move!
[as the family leaves their house for the last time before moving]
Mom
Samantha! Why don't you say goodbye to that little horseshit attitude, okay? Cause we're not taking that in the car.
[dismayed and frusterated with her daughter's boastful attitude]
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Musical Moments Between Siblings in Boyhood
Mason
Lets see, ninja turtles 87. ]" while playing the acoustic guitar]
[sings "[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]
Samantha
What are favorite song.
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Concerns About Safety and Responsibility
Samantha
Why couldn't Randy and Mindy come with us?
[after leaving Bill's family for good]
Mom
I'm not their legal guardian, honey. That would be kidnapping. I can't just...
Samantha
What's gonna happen to them? What happens when their legal guardian is dangerous and abusive?
Mom
I don't know, honey. I called their mom. I called the Child Protective Services. Y'know... I have you and your brother. We're in a dangerous situation. You're my responsibility.
Samantha
Are we ever gonna see them again?
Mom
I don't know... I hope so.
Samantha
How much longer are we gonna be here?
Mom
Not long. We're... I don't... I don't have all the answer, baby...
[starts crying]
Samantha
] It'll be okay.
[[Cars 2|That doesn't even make scene.]
Mom
I'm fine.
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Sibling Playfulness and Political Mischief
Dad
Go get that McCain sign, would you?
Mason
What?
Dad
Get the McCain sign. Go rip it up, come on. Get it, get it, get it, go, go, go! Good job, good job. Proud of you, son.
[Mason runs across the street to grab the sign to him; closes trunk before driving off]
Samantha
You guys are gonna get us arrested.
Dad
Hey look, I'm a patriot. Alright? And sometimes in this life, you gotta fight.
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