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Conflict Over Maria's Future
Jean
I'm never going to let you take Maria away from me.
Matthew
I never said I wanted to.
Jean
She's got to pay.
Matthew
Your husband died of a heart attack.
Jean
No one dies of a heart attack. They die of disgust, disappointment.
Matthew
You're not the first woman in the world who's had a hard time.
Jean
You're an outsider; you don't understand. A family's got to stick together, come hell or high water.
Matthew
A family's like a gun. You point it in the wrong direction, you're gonna kill somebody.
Jean
Exactly.
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Questioning Relationships and Personal Issues
Peg
So, do you have a girlfriend?
Matthew
What's that got to do with anything?
Peg
Maybe that's your problem.
Matthew
Do I have a problem?
Peg
Of course you do.
Matthew
Oh yeah, and what do you think my problem is?
Peg
I don't think you laid enough.
Matthew
Is that so?
Peg
Well, what kind of relationship could a man as screwed up as you possibly have?
Matthew
I don't have relationships.
Peg
You love em and leave em, huh?
Matthew
I don't love anybody.
Peg
You mean, you just have a girl.
Matthew
I take what I can get. Now if you're through talking, do you want to go out back and fuck?
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A Conversation About a Hand Grenade
Matthew
I carry this with me at all times.
Maria
A hand grenade?
Matthew
Yeah.
Maria
Is it real?
Matthew
My dad brought it back from Korea.
Maria
What for?
Matthew
Souvenir, I guess.
Maria
No, I mean, why do you carry it around with you all the time?
Matthew
Just in case.
Maria
Just in case what?
Matthew
Just in case.
Maria
Are you emotionally disturbed?
Matthew
Look, I just showed it to you because of what you said.
Maria
Forget what I said. Put that thing away.
Matthew
Do you really think it's a good idea to drink soda for breakfast?
Maria
It keeps my skin clear.
Matthew
What?
Maria
It's true.
Matthew
In ten years your bones are gonna snap like twigs. You oughta have a glass of milk.
Maria
Milk gives me pimples.
Matthew
You probably get more pimples from all that makeup you're wearing.
Maria
Makeup hides my pimples.
Matthew
Sorry.
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A Conversation About Moving Forward
Matthew
I'm sorry. I lost my head.
Maria
It's OK.
Matthew
What do we do now?
Maria
We could run?
Matthew
We'd never make it.
Maria
I'll tell them it was my fault.
Matthew
They'll never believe you.
Maria
I don't care if they believe me or not.
Matthew
Why have you done this?
Maria
Done what?
Matthew
Why do you put up with me like this?
Maria
Somebody had to.
Matthew
But why you?
Maria
I just happened to be here.
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The Comfort of Television Amidst Discontent
Maria
Can you stop watching TV for a moment?
Matthew
No.
Maria
Why?
Matthew
I had a bad day. I had to subvert my principles and kowtow to an idiot. Television makes these daily sacrifices possible. It deadens the inner core of my being.
Maria
Let's move away, then.
Matthew
They have television everywhere. There's no escape. And besides, you won't leave your mother.
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A Proposal Born from Genuine Desire
Maria
Did you mean it? Would you marry me?
Matthew
Yes.
Maria
Why?
Matthew
Because I want to.
Maria
Not because you love me or anything like that, huh?
Matthew
I respect and admire you.
Maria
Isn't that love?
Matthew
No, that's respect and admiration. I think that's better than love.
Maria
How?
Matthew
When people are in love they do all sorts of crazy things. They get jealous, they lie, they cheat. They kill themselves. They kill each other.
Maria
It doesn't have to be that way.
Matthew
Maybe.
Maria
You'd be the father of a child you know isn't yours.
Matthew
Kids are kids, what does it matter?
Maria
Do you trust me?
Matthew
Do you trust me first?
Maria
I trust you.
Matthew
You sure?
Maria
Yes.
Matthew
Then marry me.
Maria
I'll marry you if you admit that respect, admiration, and trust equals love.
Matthew
OK. They equal love.
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