30 quotes
Coraline Questions Her Mother's Cooking Habits
Coraline Jones
Why don't you ever cook, Mom?
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Coraline's Discovery of a Fantastical World
Coraline Jones
There were garden squash like balloon animals and snapdragons. Oh, and upstairs, I saw a real mouse circus...Not pretend like the crazy man's at our house.
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Feeling Unheard by Those Close to Us
Coraline Jones
You're just like them. (Wybie: Huh?) I meant my parents. They don't listen to me either.
[Wybie holding a slug in front of her; confused]
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Admiration for a remarkable character
Coraline Jones
What do you mean? shes amazing!
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Coraline confronts the source of her troubles
Coraline Jones
You're the jerkwad that gave me the doll!
[angrily shouting out to Wybie as he escapes from her and calls her crazy]
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Observation on Cheerfulness and Silence
Coraline Jones
You're awful cheerful, considering you can't say anything...
[to Other Wybie]
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Identifying the Other Cat in Coraline
Coraline Jones
Not the other Wybie, the one that talks too much. You must be the other cat.
[to the cat in the other world]
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The Price of Escape in Coraline's World
Coraline Jones
Never in a million years. She can't escape without her eyes.. None of the ghosts can.
[grabbing Wybie's hand, preventing him from unlocking the door]
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Loss and Despair in Coraline's Journey
Coraline Jones
Oh, God. I've lost the game...I've lost everything.
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Invitation to Play a Game
Coraline Jones
Why don't we play... a game?
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Coraline's Commentary on a Local Figure
Coraline Jones
Great, the village stalker!
[sarcastically; punches Wybie in the arm]
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Admiration for a Beautiful Garden
Coraline Jones
I love your garden!
[calling out to Other Father]
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Concerns About the Other Mother's Intentions
Coraline Jones
My other mother would get them.
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Questioning the Talking Cat's Identity
Coraline Jones
Well, if you're the same cat...then how can you talk?
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Discomfort with Unwanted Attention
Coraline Jones
I don't like being stalked, not by psycho nerds OR THEIR CAT!
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Loss of Control and Ownership
Coraline Jones
She's taken them.
[finds the doll, resembling her parents, revealing that the Other Mother/Beldam has kidnapped them; throws the doll into the fireplace with rage, burning it]
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Apology for a Desperate Act
Coraline Jones
I'm really sorry I threw you at the Other Mother. It was all I could do...
[to the Cat]
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Expressing Individuality Through Unique Clothing Choices
Coraline Jones
But mom, the whole school is gonna wear boring grey clothes.. No one will have these.
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Coraline's Rejection of a Disturbing Offer
Coraline Jones
NO WAY! You're not sewing buttons in my eyes!
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Coraline's Excitement Over Groceries
Coraline Jones
Ooh, mom's groceries!
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Questioning Affection and Intentions
Coraline Jones
You… have a very funny way of showing it.
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Understanding the Nature of Communication
Coraline Jones
Cats don't talk in our world.
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Illusions of a Perfect World
Coraline Jones
She's got this whole world where everything's better. The food, the garden, the neighbors, but it's all a trap.
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Coraline's Perspective on Mice in New Home
Coraline Jones
They're jumping mice, Mom, and the ] aren't dangerous. They're most ] I've had since we moved here.
[[dreams; [fun]
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Confronting Fear and Defiance
Coraline Jones
EVIL WITCH! I'M NOT SCARED!!!
[angrily calling out for the Other Mother/Beldam]
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Invitation from the Other Mother
Other Mother
Dearest Coraline, Miss Spink and Miss Forcible have invited you downstairs after lunch. I hope you like the new outfit I made you. Love, Mother.
[voice-over through note]
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Recognition of Reality
Coraline Jones
I knew it was real!
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Coraline's Reflection on Wybie's Talking Ability
Coraline Jones
Oh...the Wybie that talks.
[walks to the front door and opens it, thinking it's her parents, but it's just only Wybie]
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Coraline Questions the Reality of Dogs
Coraline Jones
Are those dogs...real?
[notices statues of angelic dogs]
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Questioning the Purpose of Wings
Coraline Jones
Don't you only make wings for the dead ones?
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