Memorable Quotes from Maurice Dean Wint
14 quotesRefusal to accept a grim fate
Quentin
I'm not dying in a fucking rat maze!
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The Purpose Behind the Puzzle
Quentin
I looked through the walls. I dreamed him, at his desk, designing everything. He can't let you solve the puzzle, see, because there is a purpose.
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Discussion of dangers in confined space
Quentin
Listen, we can't go climbing around in here.
Holloway
Why not?
Quentin
There's traps.
Holloway
What do you mean, traps?
Quentin
Traps. I looked in the room down there and something almost cut my head off.
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The Nature of the Establishment Explained
Quentin
What do you think the establishment is? It's just guys like me. Their desks are bigger but their jobs aren't. They don't conspire, they buy boats.
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Critique of Personal Relationships and Behavior
Quentin
I know your type. No kids, no man to fuck you. So you go around outraged, sticking your nose up other people's assholes, sniffing their business!
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Admiring Intelligence in a Crisis
Quentin
Leaven…you beautiful brain.
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Debate on the Military-Industrial Complex
Holloway
I'm talking about where do you hide something this big. Hey, I'm sorry to shake your foundations, Quentin, but you have no idea where your tax dollars go.
Quentin
Free clinic doctors?
Holloway
Only the military-industrial complex could afford to build something this size.
Quentin
Holloway? What is the military-industrial complex? Have you ever been there? I'm telling you, it's not that complex.
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Questioning the Value of Opinions
Quentin
That your two bits worth…Worth?
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Dependence and resentment in survival situations
Quentin
Every day I mop up after your bleeding heart. The only reason you even exist is because I keep you!
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Identification of a Notorious Escape Artist
Quentin
This guy's the Wren.
Holloway
The what?
Quentin
He's the wren. The bird of Attica. Flew the coop on six major prisons.
Rennes
Seven.
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A Disagreement on Offering Help
Quentin
You could try and help me out here, buddy.
Worth
No I couldn't.
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Relationships and Isolation in a Confined Space
Quentin
Don't you have a wife, or a girlfriend, or something?
Worth
Nope. I've got a pretty fine collection of pornography.
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Focusing on the Known Over the Unknown
Quentin
Let's rule out aliens for now and concentrate on what we know.
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Focus on the Present, Simplify Your Actions
Quentin
You can't see the big picture from in here, so don't try. Keep your head down, keep it simple. Just look at what's in front of you.
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