The Craft (1996) - Quotes

Significant Arrival Mentioned in Almanac

Bonnie: The almanac says today will bring an arrival or something.

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Date Gossip Among Friends

Nancy: So, hot stuff, how did it go?

Sarah: How did what go?

Nancy: Your date with Chris.

Rochelle: Chris already told everybody.

Sarah: [confused] Told everybody what?

Bonnie: That you guys did it.

Sarah: But we didn't... do it.

Nancy: Well then he was just trying to save face then, because he's going around the whole school saying that you were the lousiest lay he's ever had, and coming from him, that's pretty bad.

Sarah: [looking over to the other girls in the classroom who are giggling] No, he didn't.

Nancy: He did.

Rochelle: He said the same stuff about Nancy.

Nancy: Told you he was a jerk.

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A Conversation About Self-Harm and Pain

Nancy: [noticing Sarah's cuts] What's up with this?

Sarah: [embarrassed] I slit my wrists.

Bonnie: What you'd do with it?

Sarah: A-a kitchen knife.

Bonnie: [surprised] You even did it the right way.

Sarah: [not sure of what to say] Yeah...

Nancy: [reassuring her] Punk rock! Let's go.

Rochelle: [to Bonnie] The right way"? How do you know the right way?

Bonnie: [defensive] Shut up, Rochelle.

Rochelle: Well how you do know?

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Warning About Unwanted Attention and Consequences

Nancy: He comes on to anything with tits, Sarah.

Bonnie: Except me.

Sarah: I'm not watching him.

Nancy: [uncomfortably; mockingly cheers on Chris on the field] He spreads disease. I speak from personal experience. Run, Chris! Go long! Go for the pass, baby!

Nancy: [to Sarah] He's a jerk.

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Consequences of Association and Defenses Up

Chris: [handing Sarah a flower] I wanna apologize for those guys in French. They're assholes.

Sarah: [dropping the flower] Yeah well, you know what they say. You are who you hang with.

Chris: Yeah, right... wait, did you call me an asshole?

Sarah: [chuckles] Sorry, my defenses are up. People here have been really rude to me.

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Understanding Candle Usage in Rituals

Lirio: You know how to use the candles?

Sarah: Yeah, you light the wick.

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Confrontation of Consequences and Departure

Nancy: What's going on? Why aren't you dead?

Sarah: Manon. He came to me. Saved me. Oh, and by the way. He wanted me to give you a message. You're in deep shit. He says you've abused the gifts that he's given you, and now you're going to have to pay the price.

Nancy: [her fingers turn to snakes] What's going on?

Sarah: Where did Bonnie and Rochelle go? They just ran out of here without even saying good-bye. That's bad manners.

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Timing and Commitment in Relationships

Chris: Why didn't you answer the phone?

Sarah: It's three in the morning, Chris.

Chris: Oh. Yeah, I guess that's a good reason... hey, you know, I was thinking we should move in together.

Sarah: I don't think I'm ready for that level of commitment.

Chris: Oh. Sarah, I can't stop thinking about you. I can't eat, I can't sleep. I think I love you. I've never loved anyone before... well, except for my mom and this little puppy I had when I was little...

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Confrontation of Jealousy and Dismissal

Chris: You're just jealous!

Nancy: Jealous? Jealous! You don't even exist to me! You don't exist! You are nothing! You are shit! You don't exist. The only way you know how to treat women is by treating them like whores! Well, you're the whore! And that's gonna stop! Do you understand? Hmm?

Chris: [frightened] I'm sorry.

Nancy: [shouts; kills him] Oh, he's sorry! He's sorry, he's sorry, he's sorry, he's sorry, he's sorry! Sorry my ass!

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Perception and Connection in a Phone Conversation

Chris: Sarah, come on, I mean... you look like you need to talk to somebody anyway.

Sarah: How do you know what I look like? We're talking on the phone.

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Miscommunication and Rejection Among Friends

Sarah: Hey, can I talk to you for a second, Chris?

Mitt: I'm sorry. Chris is really busy, maybe we could set something up for-- nice jacket-- later in the week. What do you think?

Sarah: Why did you lie about me?

Chris: Look, I don't want to go out with you again, okay? Please stop begging. It's pathetic.

Sarah: Hey, Chris, fuck you!

Chris: Nah.

Trey: But I will.

Mitt: [looks at Trey as Sarah runs off, upset] She's gonna cry, then I'm gonna cry, and we're all gonna cry!

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Unexpected Hair Incident Among Friends

Laura: Ow! You pulled my hair out!

Sarah: Sorry, I thought I saw a bug. They have shampoo for that, you know.

Laura: Stupid bitch.

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Confronting the Limits of Healing

Sarah: Nothing makes everything all better again.

Nancy: Maybe not for you...

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A Conversation About Music and Nostalgia

Rochelle: [[w:Connie Francis|Connie Francis] All these songs are by ].

Grace: Yeah, isn't that great? Since I was a little girl, I've always wanted in life a jukebox that played nothing but Connie Francis records.

Bonnie: That's great.

Rochelle: Who's Connie Francis?

Grace: Who's Connie Francis? Honey, listen and learn! Connie Francis!

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Confrontation Reveals Truths Between Friends

Sarah: Did you tell your friends?

Chris: ...what?

Sarah: That you're a lying sack of shit.

Chris: No... b-but I will.

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Confrontation Over Scars and Cowardice

Nancy: [cuts her] What's wrong with your scars, Sarah?

Sarah: No, it's not real.

Nancy: Then why are you still bleeding? Run, run like the little coward that you are! She's so pathetic!

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Struggles with Identity and Acceptance

Sarah: What's wrong with her?

Rochelle: Her spell's not working.

Sarah: What spell?

Rochelle: [[w:white trash|white trash] I don't know. She doesn't want to be ] anymore. I told her, "You're white honey! Just deal with it.

Seeking Help in Despair

Mr. Bailey: [Interrupts Chris's continued attempts for his daughter's attention even after rejecting him.] Can I help you?

Chris: No one can help me.

Power and Connection Among Witches

Nancy: I drink of my sisters, and I take into myself... all the power of Manon.

Sarah: That's all?

Embracing Unconventional Identity

Driver: You girls watch out for those weirdos.

Nancy: We are the weirdos, mister.

Frustration Over Insincere Apologies

Nancy Downs: He's sorry? Oh, he's sorry, he's sorry, he's sorry! He's sorry! He's sorry! He's sorry! Sorry my ass!

Confronting Hypocrisy in Gender Dynamics

Nancy Downs: You don't exist. The only way you know how to treat women is by treating them like whores! When you're the whore! AND THAT'S GONNA STOP!

Decision to Engage in Playfulness

Nancy Downs: [after finding out that Chris had tried to rape Sarah] I'm gonna go play.

Invoking the Spirit of Manon

Nancy Downs: Have you ever heard of invoking the spirit? It's when you call him... Manon. It's like... it's like you take him into you. It's like he fills you. He takes everything that's gone wrong into your life and makes it all better again.

Manon as the arena of divine conflict

Nancy Downs: If God and the Devil were playing football, Manon would be the stadium that they played in, he would be the sun that shined down on them.