The Complexity of Truth and Lies
Psychiatrist:
Your parents say you're always lying.
Antoine Doinel:
Oh, I lie now and then, I suppose. Sometimes I'd tell them the truth and they still wouldn't believe me, so I prefer to lie.
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A Question of Paternity
English Teacher:
Last and simple question. Where is the father?
René:
Ze fazer...
English Teacher:
No. The father.
René:
Ze fazer.
English Teacher:
No, the tip of the tongue between the teeth. As if you had a lisp. Father.
René:
Fazer.
English Teacher:
No.
René:
But I can't, sir. Not everybody has a tongue like yours.
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Dining Out and Dressing Up
Gilberte Doinel:
The best thing is to eat out until the end of the month.
Julien Doinel:
For that, I need a clean shirt.
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A Father's Compromise on Lunch Money
Antoine Doinel:
I need some money for lunch, dad. Only 1,000 francs.
Julien Doinel:
Therefore you hope for 500. Therefore you need 300. Here's 100.
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Contrasting Moods in a Conversation
Gilberte Doinel:
I'm not in the mood.
Julien Doinel:
Too bad, I am.
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Struggles of a Troubled Youth
Juvenile Delinquent:
I'm an unstable psychotic individual with perverted tendencies.
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A Lesson in Discretion and Consequences
Juvenile Delinquent:
If she drops her pen, pick it up, but don't look at her legs. Or else it will be on your record.
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Consequences of Escape in Troubled Times
Juvenile Delinquent: [to Antoine about another boy in the reformatory]
He escaped a week ago, but they got him. Around here to escape is bad enough, but getting caught is worse.
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Father's Mockery Sparks Delinquent's Outrage
Juvenile Delinquent:
Every time I cried, my father would imitate me on his fiddle, just to drive me nuts. One day I got fed up and I knocked him out.
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A Decision on Paper Results
Petite Feuille:
Doinel, if your paper is first today, it's because I've decided to give the results beginning with the worst.
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A Warning About Consequences and Responsibility
Petite Feuille:
Now, Doinel, go get some water and erase those insanities, or I'll make you lick the wall, my friend.
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Lack of Socks and Growing Frustration
Julien Doinel:
I have no socks left around these holes.
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