20th Century Women Quotes

Abbie Porter Whatever you think your life is going to be like, just know, it's not gonna be anything like that.

Dorothea Fields Wondering if you're happy is a great shortcut to just being depressed.

Dorothea So what was the fight about?

Jamie Clitoral stimulation.

Julie Half the time I regret it.

Jamie Then why do you do it?

Julie Because half the time I don't regret it.

Dorothea What is that?

Abbie It's ].

Dorothea Can't things just be pretty?

Jamie Pretty music is used to hide how unfair and corrupt society is.

Dorothea Ah, okay so... they're not very good, and they know that, right?

Abbie Yeah, it's like they've got this feeling, and they don't have any skill, and they don't want skill, because it's really interesting what happens when your passion is bigger than the tools you have to deal with it. It creates this energy that's raw. Isn't it great?

Jamie What's it like? For girls.

Julie What? Sex?

Jamie Orgasms.

Julie Do you really wanna know what it's like?

Jamie Yeah.

Julie I don't have them.

Dorothea Fields Men always feel that they have to fix things for women, but they're not doing anything. Some things just can't be fixed. Just be there, somehow that's hard for all of you.

Abbie I gave him beer, and then I taught him how to verbally seduce women. Then we drove drunk, but I stopped that, and then he kissed Trish, and then we walked home.

Dorothea Ah.

Abbie You're not mad? You're mad.

Dorothea You get to see him out in the world, as a person. I never will.

Abbie Just... there.