A Question About a Bar Encounter
Dist. Atty. Kerman:
Was there a floor show that night at the bar?
Butch:
Just a dancer—a little dame... lady.
Dist. Atty. Kerman:
Was the little lady blond or brunette?
Butch:
You think I was lookin at her hair? Huh?
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Contradictions of Happiness and Hardship
Nick Romano:
Hi, Sunshine. What you look so happy about?
Sunshine: [[happy]
How can a guy be ] and broke at the same time?
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Cynicism and Despair in Conversation
Andrew Morton: [[miracle]
There have been very few ]s since the 13th century.
Susan Perry: [[cynical]
Oh, if I were as ] as you, I'd hang myself.
Andrew Morton:
I'd be too cynical to trust the rope.
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The Paradox of Happiness and Poverty
Sunshine Jackson:
How can a guy be happy and broke at the same time?
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Live Fast, Die Young Philosophy
Nick Romano:
What I used to say still goes. Live fast, die young... and have a good-looking corpse.
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A Request for Remembrance
Nick Romano: [[prayer]
You wanna do something for me? Remember me in your ]s.
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Living Fast and Leaving a Legacy
Nick Romano:
* Sometimes misquoted: "Live fast, die young, leave a good-looking corpse.
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Embrace Life's Risks for Lasting Impact
Nick Romano:
Live fast, die young, have a good-looking corpse.
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Addressing the Cycle of Poverty and Crime
Andrew Morton:
Until we do away with the type of neighborhood that produced this boy, ten will spring up to take his place, a hundred, a thousand. Until we wipe out the slums and rebuild em, knock on any door and you may find Nick Romano.
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A Lesson on Courage and Identity
Andrew Morton:
I can still teach you a few, kid. You're just a tin-horn thug, and you always will be. You haven't got the guts to be anything else!
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Questioning Innocence and Personal Responsibility
Andrew Morton: [[chess]
Oh, sure, sure. I know—there must be some mistake. And poor Nick is innocent, and what a heel I am to be sitting here playing ] when he needs me. Well, you're wrong, honey. If he's innocent, this is the first time.
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The Governing Pinpoints in Every Man's Life
Andrew Morton: [[time; [destiny]
In every man's life, there are pinpoints of ] that govern his ].
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