25 quotes
Reassurance in a Moment of Vulnerability
Jake
Sh-she was...j-just a g-girl...
[''shaking uncontrollably'']
Stella
It's ok.
[''Embracing Jake'']
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Reflections on Love and Sacrifice
Stella
I should have fought harder.
Eben
The things you'll do to save your own.
Stella
We were like that once, weren't we?
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Separation of Heads and Bodies Required
Marlow
Their heads must be separated from their bodies. Do not turn them.
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A Brother's Farewell and Final Request
Sheriff Eben Oleson
Jake, when they're all watchin me, call Stella on the walkie talkie and tell her to run for it. You did good, little brother. Take care of Stella for me.
[''Looks up, from preparing to inject''; ''Hugs Jake'']
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A Dispute Over Who Will Go
Eben
I'll go. I'm the fastest.
Jake
Bullshit! I'll go. I-I weigh less than you.
Eben
You're fifteen.
Jake
Exactly! You have a wife, people need you!
Eben
I saw what you did back there. You up to doing that 6 or 7 more times?
Stella
You don't even think it will work.
Eben
But you do.
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Faith and Doubt in Darkness
Kirsten
Please, God!
Marlow
God? No God.
[''looks up at sky then back down at Kirsten. He shakes his head.'']
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Resilience in the Face of Danger
Doug
They don't fall down when they're shot.
Beau
Hell, neither do I.
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The Importance of Family Protection
Sheriff Eben Oleson
When you have a family, you never hurt them!
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Defiance in the Face of Danger
Sheriff Eben Oleson
Come get me, motherfuckers!!!
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Scent of Blood Awareness
Sheriff Eben Oleson
I can smell your blood.
[''After injecting Billy's blood'']
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Survival and Death in a Frozen Landscape
Stella
I guess it's a good thing you didn't want kids, eh? Imagine.
[''Eben looks up, rather annoyed'']
The Stranger
The cold isn't the weather, that's death approaching.
The Stranger
You Shithead!
[''after Eben shoots him'']
Beau
Welcome to Barrow, Top of the world!
Doug
I kept shootin', and they just kept comin'. It's like they're all cooked up on PCP or something.
Girl Vampire
I'm done playing with this one. You wanna play with me now?
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Debate on the Existence of Vampires
Jake
I saw them feeding on Grandma Helen. I saw their teeth. They're like vampires, you know?
Stella
Vampires don't exist, Jake.
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Facing the Dawn Together
Stella
What did you do to yourself?
Eben
What I had to. Should I go after them?
Eben
It's almost dawn. We made it.
Stella
Eben, the dawn!
[starts crying]
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Survival Strategy in Harsh Conditions
Sheriff Eben Oleson
We'll sleep in shifts. We'll ration our food, and then we'll figure out the next step. We have two advantages - we know this town, and we know the cold. We live here for a reason: because nobody else can.
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The Destructive Nature of Power and Conflict
Head Vampire
(Quoting polish journalist Ryszard Kapuscinski) When man meets a force he can't destroy, he destroys himself instead. What a plague you are.
Marlow
(Looking at a severely burned vampire, and quoting ]) What can be broken, must be broken.
[[w:Dmitri Pisarev|Dmitri Pisarev]
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Imminent Danger in a Desolate Town
The Stranger
No way out of town. No one coming to help.
Jake Oleson
Shut up.
The Stranger
You can feel that. That cold ain't the weather - that's death approaching. Who do you think they're gonna take first? The girl, who thinks a gun will help her? The kid, sheriff's kid? Or the old gal?
Jake Oleson
Shut up.
The Stranger
Oh... yeah... thank you, for the plastic. I can snap that apart and pick the lock.
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Deception as a Tool for Survival
Marlow
It took us centuries to make them believe that we are no more than just bad dreams. We should give them no reason to suspect.
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A Promise Amidst Regret
Eben
We'll watch the sunrise together.
Stella
I'm so sorry, baby. I never should have left you.
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A Challenge Outside Among Friends
Eben
Come on. You and me, let's go. I'm taking you outside.
The Stranger
I'd like to see that.
[''standing up'']
Stella
So would I. But then Lucy would have to clean up after Eben was done kicking your ass.
[''resting gun against his head'']
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A Desperate Choice Between Safety and Danger
Eben
They'll kill her if she runs. She'll burn if she stays.
Jake
Eben.
Eben
Oh dear god.
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Impending Threat Approaches the Characters
The Stranger
They're coming
Eben
Who're they?
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Self-Destruction in the Face of Power
Marlow
When man meets a force he can't destroy, he destroys himself. What a plague you are.
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Struggles of Loss and Thirst for Connection
Lucy
Now there's six of us.
Carter
Soon there'll be just five.
Carter
The little girl in the store. I changed. I'm just so thirsty now. I couldn't tell you. That photo's all I've got left of my family. Martha was taking the kids to visit her mom. They were hit... by a drunk driver. I wanted to be with them so much. I... I couldn't bring myself to do it. But I know they're waiting for me. I can't live forever. I can't. Eben. Don't let me.
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Imminent Threat Creates Tension Among Characters
The Stranger
Mr. and Mrs. Sheriff. So sweet. So helpless against what is coming.
Stella
He's just trying to freak us out.
Jake
It's working.
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Power Cut Threat in 30 Days of Night
Sheriff Eben Oleson
Yeah, it worked! but they're gonna cut the power. Oh, sh-
[''holding up sunlamp''; ''Power goes out''; ''starts running'']
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