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William Jackson Harper Quotes

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Memorable Quotes from William Jackson Harper

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Midsommar
Deciding Between Choices and Regrets
Mark Dude: you need to stop sitting on the fence with this.
Christian But what if I end up regretting it a week later, and then I can't get her back?
Mark You don't want her back!
Christian I might!
Mark So then you can bitch to us for that week about how much you regret it, and we'll be like, "Dude: you've been wanting out of this absurd relationship for the last year," and you'll be like "Oh shit, that's right" and then you can find some new chick who actually likes sex and who doesn’t drag you through a million hoops a day.
Josh Do you think a masochistic part of you is playing this drama out to distract you from the work you actually need to be doing?
Christian And what work do I actually need to do, Josh?
Josh Uhhh – your prospectus maybe? I dunno. Your PhD...?
Waitress Whenever you guys are ready.
Pelle Thank you.
Waitress Thank you.
[She smiles at Christian]
Mark Dude. You could be getting that girl pregnant right now.
Pelle And don't forget all the Swedish women you can impregnate in June.
Mark Yeah, dude – don't forget all the Swedish milkmaids.
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Midsommar
Understanding Emotional Expression in Rituals
Sven We describe it like "emotional sheet music.
[showing Josh a sacred text]
Josh What does it say?
Sven Well, each runic letter represents one of the 16 affects, which are graded from most holy to most unholy. This one here is about grief. You can see at the end, however, we have blank pages. This is because the Rubi Radr is a constant work in progress. Forever evolving. We have many, many hundreds of these.
Josh And who decides what's added?
Sven Well, uh, this iteration is being written by Rubin.
Josh Wait. The... disabled?
Sven Since birth. He draws, and we, the Elders, interpret. You see Josh, Rubin is unclouded by normal cognition. It makes him open for the source.
Josh Uh, what happens when Rubin... dies? Do you just wait for a baby that is... "not clouded"?
Sven No, no, no. Uh, Ruben was a product of inbreeding. All of our Oracles have been deliberate products of inbreeding.
[chuckles]
Josh Can I take a photograph?
Sven What?
Josh Uh, a photograph.
Sven No! Absolutely not!
[closes book]
Josh Okay, sorry.
Sven Absolutely not.
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Midsommar
Anticipation for the Upcoming Ceremony
Pelle All right – beauty rest! Tomorrow's a big day.
Josh And what's tomorrow?
Pelle First of the big ceremonies.
Josh So you're just gonna be weird and cryptic?
Josh Are you serious?
[eyes widening]
Christian What's that? What's Ättestupan? Fuck. What’s Ättestupan?
[pulls out his phone and types "Atestupan" into a search engine, but there's no internet connection.]
Dani Is it scary?
Josh You'll see.
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Midsommar
Warning About Cultural Practices in Midsommar
Pelle I need to warn you before we go down...because you might not want to.
Dani Is this gonna be something weird?
Pelle Uhhh – it might seem very weird, but it's a great honor for them.
Dani Is this the thing you mentioned last night?
Josh Ättestupan.
Pelle We're about to perform a centuries-old rite that is very important to us and very beautiful, but also – very far from anything you have in America.
Dani Do I not want to do this?
[suddenly nervous]
Pelle Well – that's what I'm saying. You're invited to. I just... You remember I explained the winter stage of a man’s life goes from 53 to 72? Well, this is what happens when 72 is reached.
[pauses]
Dani Okay. And what is "this"? What is Ättestupan?
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Midsommar
Life Stages Compared to Seasons
Christian Who all sleeps in here?
Pelle All the younger ones. Until we turn 32. Then we move to the houses.
Josh Why 32?
Pelle We think of life like the seasons. You are a child until you're 16, and that is the Spring. At some point we all do our Pilgrimage, and that's between 17 and 32. That's Summer. Then, from 33 to 52, you're of working age: Fall. And finally from 53 to 72, you become a mentor.
Josh Winter.
Dani What happens when you turn 72, then?
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