The Old Dark House - Uncertainty in an unfamiliar place
Margaret Waverton:
Do you have any idea where we are?
Philip Waverton:
I don't have the slightest idea.
Margaret Waverton:
Well, that's very comforting!
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East of Eden - A Father's Wish for His Son's Life
Adam Trask:
Son, I'd be happy if you'd give me something like your brother's given me. Something honest and human and good. Don't be angry, Son. If you want to give me a present, give me a good life. That's something I could value.
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The Fountainhead - A Marriage Without Expectations
Dominique Francon:
I'll marry you. Don't you want to ask me any questions?
Gail Wynand:
No.
Dominique Francon:
Thank you. You're making it easier for me.
Gail Wynand:
Whatever your reason, I shall accept it. What I want to find in our marriage will remain my own concern. I exact no promises and impose no obligations. Incidentally, since it is of no importance to you, I love you.
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The Fountainhead - Advice on Architectural Talent
Ellsworth Toohey:
I feel it is my duty to offer you my advice.
Gail Wynand:
Whom do you recommend?
Ellsworth Toohey:
The rising star of the profession, Peter Keating. No other architect can equal his ability. That Mr. Wynant, is my sincere opinion.
Gail Wynand:
I believe you.
Ellsworth Toohey:
You do?
Gail Wynand:
Of course, but Mr. Toohey, why should I consider your opinion?
Ellsworth Toohey:
Well, after all, I am the architectural critic of The Banner.
Gail Wynand:
My dear Toohey, don't confuse me with my readers!
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The Fountainhead - The Struggle Between Individuality and Compromise
Dominique Francon: [to Roark]
I wish I had never seen your building. It's the things that we admire or want that enslave us. I'm not easy to bring into submission.
Henry Cameron:
I told them that the form of a building must follow its function.
Gail Wynand: [to Roark, regarding the Wynand Building]
Build it as a monument to that spirit which is yours - and could have been mine.
Peter Keating:
You can't hope to survive unless you learn how to compromise. Now, watch me! In just a few short years I'll shoot to the top of the architectural profession because I'm going to give the public what it wants.
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Arsenic and Old Lace - Self-Perception and Identity Inquiry
Jonathan Brewster: [[Boris Karloff]
Who do I look like, ]?
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Arsenic and Old Lace - Longing for Childhood Escape and Return
Jonathan Brewster:
The home of my youth... As a child, I wanted to escape it. Now, I want to escape back into it.
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Arsenic and Old Lace - Desiring a Faceless Identity
Jonathan Brewster:
This time, I want the face of an absolute non-entity!
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Arsenic and Old Lace - Threatening a Secret in the House
Jonathan Brewster: [to Mortimer]
If you tell O'Hara what's in the window seat, I'll tell him what's in the cellar. There's an elderly gentleman down there who seems to be very dead.
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Arsenic and Old Lace - Jonathan Brewster's Command to Aunt Abby
Jonathan Brewster: [repeated line]
Go to bed, Aunt Abby!
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Arsenic and Old Lace - Concern About Parking Regulations
Jonathan Brewster:
We better not leave the car parked in the street; it might be against the law.
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