29 quotes
Comment on clothing and appearance
Mick Travis
You mean that bit of wool on your tit?
[to Denson, after being told he knows nothing of the school's motto]
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The Cruelty of Historical Warfare
Mick Travis
Being flayed alive. That's what the Crusaders did to their enemies. Used to send their neatly folded skins back to their victims wives.
[discussing horrible ways to die]
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Critique of Hypocrisy and Charity
Mick Travis
The thing I hate about you, Rowntree, is the way you give Coca-Cola to your scum and your best teddy-bear to Oxfam and expect us to lick your frigid fingers for the rest of your frigid life.
[to Rowntree, after being told that he, Wallace and Knightly are to be punished for their behaviour]
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Teeth as a personal good luck charm
Mick Travis
They're my teeth; they're my good luck charm.
[to Denson, about his necklace]
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The Nature of War and Revolution
Mick Travis
There's no such thing as a wrong war. Violence and revolution are the only pure acts.
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Rebellion Against Oppression
Mick Travis
Death to the oppressor!
[making a blood pact with Wallace and Knightly]
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Headmaster's Appeal for Trust and Understanding
Headmaster
Boys! Boys! I understand you! Listen to reason and trust me! Trust me!
[the Girl pulls out a pistol and shoots him in the forehead]
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The Harsh Realities of War
Mick Travis
War... even to the knife!
[during a fencing duel with Wallace and Knightly]
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Questioning the value of a dead man's leg
Mick Travis
Dead man's leg today, Mrs. Kemp. Do you need this, Mrs. Kemp?
[at dinner]
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A Cheerful Acknowledgment from Mick Travis
Mick Travis
Jolly, jolly good, Stephans.
[clapping slowly, facetiously]
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A Moment of Disappointment and Surprise
Mick Travis
Christ, that was a bit low!
[to Wallace, watching as Knightly is being flogged]
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Impending Doom and Destruction of Humanity
Mick Travis
The whole world will end very soon - black, brittle bodies peeling into ash...
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A Poignant Reflection on Love and Mortality
Mick Travis
There's only one thing you can do with a girl like this. Walk naked into the sea together as the sun sets. Make love once... Then die.
[looking at a model in a magazine]
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The Possibility of English in Space
Peanuts
Space, you see, Michael, is all expanding at the speed of light. It's a mathematical certainty that among all those millions of stars, there's another planet where they speak English.
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Request for consideration in shared space
Mick Travis
Excuse me, you mind not picking your shag-spots in here?
[to Stephans]
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Reflections on Mortality and Suffering
Mick Travis
The night's dead. You can hardly breathe outside. The thing I'd really hate is to have a nail banged through the back of my neck. Slowly. I don't see what difference the speed makes. The speed of the nail. The -The -The nail's speed! The s-speed.
[laughs; laughs; laughs; laughs; laughs]
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Embracing Independence and Self-Reliance
Mick Travis
We're on our own now.
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The Creative Nature of War
Mick Travis
War is the last possible creative act.
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The Cost of Freedom and Identity
Mick Travis
What stands, if freedom fall? Who dies, if England live?
[quoting [[Rudyard Kipling]
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Critique of British Education System
Headmaster
Education in Britain is a nubile Cinderella: sparsely clad and much interfered with.
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A Warning Against Current Actions
Mick Travis
Stephans. Whatever you're doing now... don't.
[after lights-out, whispering]
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Confrontation at the End of the Line
Mick Travis
My time's up, you bastard!
[to Denson, having a cold shower]
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The Power of a Single Bullet
Mick Travis
One man can change the world with a bullet in the right place. Real bullets.
[deals out Bren gun ammo]
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Self-Reflection and Perception of Identity
Mick Travis
My face is a never fading source of wonder to me.
[trimming his mustache]
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A Question of Living and Experience
Mick Travis
I...met this fantastic bird in the East End, went round all the pubs. You ever been to those pubs? You should see those old loves dancing...showing their knickers. Take em off near the end. She had a weird religion - only kiss on Thursdays. Took me home to meet her mum and dad. Well, that finished it. Practically married us off, they did, over the Sunday joint. When do we live? That's what I want to know.
[telling Knightly of his summer activities; Chuckles; Chuckles; School bell rings]
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Questioning Perceptions of Disruption
Mick Travis
What do you mean, being a nuisance? What have we done?
[to Rowntree]
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A Call for Authenticity and Experience
Mick Travis
Blood! Real blood!
[after receiving an injury on his hand during the fencing duel]
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Paradise and its True Blessings
Peanuts
Paradise is for the blessed. Not for the sex-obsessed.
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A Reflection of Intensity and Fear
The Girl
Go on. Look at me. Look at my eyes. I'll kill you. Sometimes I stand in front of the mirror and my eyes get bigger and bigger. And I'm like a tiger. I like tigers. Rrrrah!
[to Mick]
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