A Unique Persuasive Style in Dialogue
The Punk:
Whose there? You don't want a belly full of daylight!
English Eddie Hagedorn:
You have a unique persuasive style, sir. Perhaps a little lacking in finesse, but then, polish isn't everything.
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Balancing Money and Danger
Sue Alabama:
He needed one hand for the money and the other for the gun... He wasn't good enough to handle both.
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Mail as a Tool for Extortion
Jimmy Ryan:
I can't figure him for a cannon. The only thing Pen Pal would ever use is the U.S. Mail... Extortion.
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Sue Alabama's Approach to Relationships
Jimmy Ryan:
Sex was nearly all Sue Alabama ever needed, and she could use it the way some guys use a blackjack.
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Cleanup After the Priming
Jimmy Ryan:
She primed him and I went in on the cleanup.
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The True Identity of Sue Alabama
Jimmy Ryan:
Her name wasn't really Sue Alabama... It was Sue something Greek and unpronounceable.
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Acknowledging Change in Someone's Character
Samuel Dashiell Hammett:
I knew you gone sour, Ryan, but I didn't know you gone simple.
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Questioning Motives Behind Being Followed
Samuel Dashiell Hammett:
Why is he tailing me all over town? Does he think I'm pretty or what?
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