Memorable Quotes from Mackenzie Phillips
2 quotesReflections on Car Accidents and Risks
John
Over there, that's Freddy Benson's Vette...he had a head-on collision with a drunk. Boom! Didn't have a chance. A good driver too. Oh, it's pretty grim when a guy gets it and it's not even his own fault....See that over there, that 41? That used to be, believe it or not, the fastest car in the valley. I never got a chance to race Earl though. He got his in 1955 in about the hairiest crash we ever had here. Jesus, you should have seen it. Eight kids killed and both drivers. Board of Education was real impressed see, so they come up, filmed the whole thing. Now they show it in Drivers Education class. You'll probably see it if you get lucky. Course, it's really tough when they take somebody with them.
Carol
You never had an accident though - you told me.
John
Hey, well I come mighty close. Almost rolled it a couple of times. But, I'm been just quick enough to stay out of this graveyard.
Carol
I bet you're the fastest.
John
I've never been beaten - a lot of guys have tried. It seems to me there's more guys lately than there's ever been.
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Rivalry and Humor in a Car Culture
Bob Falfa
Hey man, I'm sorry if I scared ya!
John
You're gonna hafta do one hell of a lot more than that to scare me!
Bob Falfa
Hey I've been lookin all over for ya man. Didn't nobody tell ya I was lookin for ya?...Hey, you're supposed to be the fastest thing in the Valley, man, but that can't be your car. It must be your mama's car. I'm sorta embarrassed to be this close to ya.
John
I'm not surprised, drivin a Field Car.
Bob Falfa
Field Car? What's a Field Car?
John
A Field Car runs through the fields, drops cow shit all over the place to make the lettuce grow.
Bob Falfa
That's pretty good. Hey, I like the color of your car there, man. What's that supposed to be? Sorta a cross between Piss Yellow and Puke Green, ain't it?
[laughing]
John
Well, you call that a paint job but it's pretty ugly. I'll betcha you gotta sneak up on the pumps just to get a little air in your tires.
Bob Falfa
Well, at least I don't have to pull over to the side just to let a funeral go by, man.
John
Oh, funny... You know what?
Carol
Your car's uglier than I am! That didn't come out right.
[She turns back to John]
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