Understanding Human Connection
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Belief in Freedom Over License
Motorcycle Officer:
License, lady?
Maude:
I don't have one. I don't believe in them.
Motorcycle Officer:
How long you been driving, lady?
Maude:
About 45 minutes, wouldn't you say, Harold? We were hoping to start sooner; but, you see, it's rather hard to find a truck.
Motorcycle Officer:
This your truck?
Maude:
Oh, no, I just took it.
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Harold's Dark Reflection on Life and Death
Psychiatrist:
Tell me, Harold, how many of these, uh, suicides have you performed?
Harold:
An accurate number would be difficult to gauge.
Psychiatrist:
Well, just give me a rough estimate.
Harold:
A rough estimate? I'd say... fifteen.
Psychiatrist:
Fifteen?
Harold:
That’s a rough estimate.
Psychiatrist:
Were they all done for your mother's benefit?
Harold:
No. No, I would not say "benefit.
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Communication Over Prayer
Harold:
Maude?
Maude:
Hmm?
Harold:
Do you pray?
Maude:
Pray? No. I communicate.
Harold:
With God?
Maude:
With Life.
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Transplanting Ideas and Perspectives
Harold:
What?
Maude:
We'll transplant it. To the forest.
Harold:
You can't do that
Maude:
Why not?
Harold:
This is public property.
Maude:
Well, exactly.
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The Value of Experiences Over Attachments
Harold:
You hop in any car you want and just drive off?
Maude:
Well, not any car. I like to keep a variety. I'm always looking for the new experience.
Harold:
Maybe. Nevertheless, I think you're upsetting people. I don't know if that's right.
Maude:
Well, if some people get upset because they feel they have a hold on some things, I'm merely acting as a gentle reminder: here today, gone tomorrow, so don't get attached to things. Now, with that in mind, I'm not against collecting stuff...
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Conflict Between Youth and Aging Desires
Priest:
I would be remiss in my duty, if I did not tell you, that the idea of...... intercourse... and the fact of your firm, young... body..... commingling, with the... withered flesh... sagging... breasts... and flabby b-... buttocks... makes me want... to vomit.
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Embracing Adventure and Service in Life
Uncle Victor: [He salutes a picture of [[Nathan Hale]
Well, what do you say, Harold? Ah, it's a great life. There's action, adventure, advising, and you'll get a chance to see the war first-hand. And there are plenty of slant-eyed girls. I'll make a man out of you, Harold. You'll travel the world, put on a uniform, and take on a man's job. You'll walk tall, with a glint in your eye and a spring in your step, and the knowledge in your heart that you are working for peace and are serving your country, just like Nathan Hale. Now, that's what this country needs - more Nathan Hales. And, Harold, I think I can see a little Nathan Hale in you.
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Reflections on Life and Death
Harold:
I haven't lived... I've died a few times.
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The Illusion of Glory in Simple Things
Maude: [[w:Alfred Dreyfus|Dreyfus]
] once wrote from Devil's Island that he would see the most glorious birds. Many years later in Brittany, he realized they had only been sea gulls... For me, they will always be... glorious birds.
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