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Confrontation and Claims of Violence
Malcolm
I wanna punch that guy in the nose.
Pauline
You've never hit anyone.
Malcolm
I have too!
Pauline
Who?
Malcolm
Lots of people. You don't know them. They're not around cause I punched them.
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Secrets and Ambivalence in Relationships
Margot
You didn't notice anything different about Pauline?
Claude
No.
Margot
She's pregnant. She told me. She's keeping it a secret from Malcolm and even Ingrid, which I think is unforgivable. Now she's gonna have to marry him. What's she planning on doing, getting married and not drinking champagne? Then she's just gonna be lying. I guess she's afraid she'll miscarry. She probably will. I think on some level, she's ambivalent about the marriage. That's why she's not telling him.
Claude
Are you stoned, Mom?
Margot
Maybe a little.
Claude
I don't like it.
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The Universality of Accidents and Growth
Claude
Did she poop in her pants?
Margot
It happens to everyone, not just babies. It will happen to you too someday.
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Emotional Turmoil and Herbal Remedies
Malcolm
I have the emotional version of whatever bad feng shui would be I don't know. You tell me. You understand this shit.
Pauline
Did you drink your teas?
Malcolm
Yeah, I drank my fucking teas.
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Betrayal of Trust Among Friends
Pauline
Margot told Claude something I expressly told her in confidence, and he told Ingrid. I'm stunned that she put me in this position. It's so fucking infuriating!
Malcolm
Well, it's one of those things...
Pauline
Don't say anything, OK? You know what, just be there for me, silently.
Malcolm
OK.
Pauline
Why do I have to be so careful around her, but everyone is allowed to make fun of me?
Malcolm
I don't think...
Pauline
Malcolm, what did I just say? I just need you to take my side. I don't need you to make it better. Ingrid's really upset. Fuck, I can't believe she put me in this position! I didn't tell you before because I didn't want you to feel like you had to marry me. I found out right before our seminar that I'm pregnant.
Malcolm
Uh-huh.
Pauline
Well? Does that sound good to you?
Malcolm
I'm still digesting Margot telling Claude. What a fucking nutjob. Sorry. I think I'm really happy.
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Transitioning Talents: A New Path Unfolds
Margot
I thought he was a musician.
Pauline
Well, music's officially a hobby. He's painting now, and writing letters to newspapers and magazines. He's very meticulous. He'll spend up to a week writing a response to a music review. He's incredibly smart. Maybe too smart, I don't know. We're doing very well.
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Bracelets and Apologies Amidst Wedding Preparations
Malcolm
Paul apologizes for not coming. She's still getting the house ready.
Margot
I'm sorry it was such short notice.
Malcolm
I don't care. Paul's frantic, but I don't give a shit. Oh, and Ingrid wants me to tell you that she made us all bracelets.
Ingrid
No, I said we should wait.
Malcolm
I thought you asked me to tell them. Anyways, I got Knicks colors.
Ingrid
They're not Knicks colors!
Margot
It's beautiful, Ingrid.
Ingrid
Where's your dad and Josh?
Claude
They might come later.
Margot
Josh's spring break is next week, and then Jim teaches through Friday. Then he opens the house in Vermont on the weekend.
Malcolm
It means a lot to Pauline that you came.
Margot
Good.
Malcolm
Holy Jesus! Watch it, dicksack! God! If you're wondering about the mustache...
[swerving to avoid a car]
Margot
No, I wasn't.
Malcolm
I had a full beard for a while, and then when I shaved it I left this part for last, you know, to see how it looked. And... it's meant to be funny.
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Power Dynamics in Gender and Control
Malcolm
I have this theory. I think, historically, women have been held back in so many ways that when they get power like they do behind the wheel, they can't help but abuse it. It's akin to ]'s ] theory about prison guards and prisoners switching roles.
[[Hannah Arendt; [Adolf Eichmann|Eichmann]
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Family Memories and Uncomfortable Truths
Pauline
I was dating that guy Horace back then. Do you remember him?
Margot
Was that the guy who liked to rough you up?
Pauline
No, that was our dad.
Margot
Our dad used to strip down to his skivvies and beat us with a belt.
Malcolm
That man had a sexual screw loose.
Pauline
That's awful, that stuff that happens to kids. Malcolm was fondled by a male babysitter.
Malcolm
Just use that information however you want.
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Perception of Attractiveness and Unattractiveness
Margot
He's not ugly. He's completely unattractive.
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Collaboration and Competition in Creative Relationships
Margot
He's doing the interview with me in town on Friday. Did I tell you he and I are collaborating on a screenplay? An adaptation of one of Dick's novels.
Pauline
No. I didn't even know you knew he was up here.
Malcolm
Is he even a good writer? Why do people care about him?
[while drawing with Claude and Ingrid]
Pauline
You're competitive with everyone. It doesn't even matter if they do the same thing as you. He's competitive with ].
[[Bono]
Malcolm
It's true. I don't subscribe to the credo that there's enough room for everyone to be successful. I think there are only a few spots available, and people like Dick Koosman and Bono are taking them up.
[continues drawing a picture of a man and woman having sex]
Margot
Malcolm, what would ever make you think that's something to draw right now?
Malcolm
Sorry. I wasn't thinking about it. Sorry Margot.
[looks around at what Claude and Ingrid are drawing; crumples up his paper]
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Reflections on Family and Relationships
Pauline
What was it about Dad that had us fucking so many guys?
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Expectations and Disappointments in Family Dynamics
Margot
You know, Pauline told me she's very disappointed in you.
Claude
Why?
Margot
She thinks you laze about the house. Ingrid is always offering to help clean or cook. She made bracelets for all the guests. Even Malcolm puts up the tent. You just wait until everyone else does it for you.
Claude
That's not true.
Margot
It is true. I wish I taught you better manners...
Claude
I can try to make pop-overs. If I remember how...
Margot
Don't bother.
Claude
Why are you looking at me like that?
Margot
I just see how much you've changed. Your body language. You used to be rounder and more graceful. You're so stiff now, so blasé.
Claude
What do you mean?
Margot
I can't explain it.
Margot
It's okay, though.
Claude
Uh-huh.
Margot
You're still handsome!
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Realizing Personal Significance in the World
Malcolm
I haven't had that thing yet, where you realize that you're not the most important person in the world.
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