Cruel Intentions (1999) - Quotes

Youthful Rebellion and Apathy

Taglines: They're old enough to know better, and too young to care.

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Invitation to Decide: Join or Withdraw

Taglines: Are you in, or are you out?

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Desire for the Forbidden

Taglines: What you can't have, you can't resist.

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The One Rule of the Game

Taglines: [[seduction] In the game of ], There is only one rule: Never fall in love.

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Tension and Secrets Among Friends

Greg McConnell: What is this, Grandma with a birthday present? Suck it, you dumb bitch!

Blaine Tuttle: He used to sneak into my dorm room every month. We'd go at it for a little while, and then, as soon as he'd come, he'd start freaking out. "What are you doing, man? I'm not a fag. If you tell anybody, I'll kick your ass!" God. The only reason I let him keep up the charade is because the man's got a mouth like a hoover. Ooh!

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Confronting Hypocrisy in Love Choices

Sebastian Valmont: You spend all your time preaching about waiting for love. Well here it is. Right in front of you, and you're going to turn your back on it. So I guess we're just fucked. I'll move on. But you are going to have to live the rest of your life knowing that you've turned your back on love. And that makes you a hypocrite. Have a nice life.

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A Plea for Redemption and Honesty

Sebastian Valmont: [Letter to Annette] Dear Annette, I don't know what I could possibly say that would rectify the harm I've caused you. The truth of the matter is that being with you was the only time I have ever been happy. My whole life has been a joke. I prided myself on taking joy in others misery. Well, it finally backfired. I succeed in hurting the first person I ever loved. Enclosed is my most prized possession. My journal. For a long time I considered it my trophy. A sordid collection of my conquests. If you really want to know the truth then please read it. No more lies. Please give me another chance. I'm a wreck without you.

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Moral Conflict in Manipulation and Innocence

Sebastian Valmont: We've done some pretty fucked up shit in our time but this... I mean, we're destroying an innocent girl. You do realize that?

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Discontent with Shallow Relationships

Sebastian Valmont: I'm sick of sleeping with these insipid Manhattan debutantes. Nothing shocks them anymore.

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Unexpected Attitude at the Valmont House

Sebastian Valmont: I didn't know it was asshole day at the Valmont house.

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Admiration for Physical Beauty in Photography

Sebastian Valmont: [to his therapist] You have killer legs. I'd love to photograph them...

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Power Dynamics in Relationships

Kathryn Merteuil: You're just a toy, Sebastian. A little toy I like to play with.

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Understanding Human Nature and Change

Kathryn Merteuil: People don't change overnight, you and I are two of a kind.

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Questioning Choices and Masculinity

Kathryn Merteuil: You're telling me you had the chance to fuck her and you didn't? God, are you a chump.

Kathryn's Ambition for Cecile's Reputation

Kathryn Merteuil: When I'm through with Cecile, she'll be the premier tramp of the New York area.

The Importance of Friendships and Rivalries

Kathryn Merteuil: Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.

Desire for Control and Frustration

Kathryn Merteuil: I hate it when things don't go my way. It makes me so horny.

A Bold Invitation to Explore Desire

Kathryn Merteuil: She's quite cute, you know. Young, supple breasts, a tight, firm ass... uncharted booty... Be her Captain Picard, Valmont. Boldly go where no man has gone before.