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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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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