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Discussion Avoiding the Topic of Judy
Jeffries
Well now, I'm not gonna talk about Judy. In fact, we're not gonna talk about Judy at all, we're gonna keep her out of it.
Cooper
Gordon?
[bewildered]
Gordon
I KNOW, COOP!
Jeffries
Who do you think this is there?
Albert
Suffered some bumps on the old noggin, hey, Phil?
Gordon
WHAT THE HELL DID HE SAY THERE, ALBERT? THAT'S SPECIAL AGENT DALE COOPER! FOR GOD'S SAKES, JEFFRIES, WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN? YOU'VE BEEN GONE DAMN NEAR TWO YEARS!
Jeffries
The stories that I wanna tell you about...
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Foreboding Predictions and Investigative Challenges
Cooper
Lately I've been filled with the knowledge that the killer will strike again. But because it is just a feeling, I am powerless to stop it. One more thing, Albert. When the next murder happens, you will help me solve it.
Albert
Let's test it for the record. Will the next victim be a man or a woman?
Cooper
A woman.
Albert
All right. What color hair will she have?
Cooper
Blonde.
Albert
Tell me some other things about her.
Cooper
She's in high school. She is sexually active. She is using drugs. She's crying out for help.
Albert
Well damn, Cooper, that really narrows it down. You're talking about half the high school girls in America!
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Discussion on Drug Use Among Characters
Desmond
D'you ever take cocaine, Irene?
[interviewing a waitress who is drinking coffee and smoking]
Irene
No, I do not. I never took cocaine or any other drug. I don't take drugs.
Stanley
Nicotine's a drug. Caffeine's a drug.
Irene
Who's the towhead?
[annoyed]
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The Nature of Dreams and Innocence
The Log Lady
When this kind of fire starts, it is very hard to put out. The tender boughs of innocence burn first, and the wind rises, and then all goodness is in jeopardy.
[to Laura]
Annie Blackburn
My name is Annie. I've been with Dale and Laura. The good Dale is in the lodge and can't leave. Write it in your diary.
[to Laura]
Man from Another Place
Do you know who I am? I am the arm, and I sound like this...
[makes whooping sounds]
Phillip Jeffries
It was a dream! We live inside a dream!
Jacques Renault
Hey, slow pokes... Guess what? There's no tomorrow... Know why, baby? Cause it'll never get here.
Jacques Renault
I'm blank as a fart.
Mrs. Tremond's Grandson
The man behind the mask is looking for the book with the pages torn out. He is going towards the hiding place.
[to Laura; whispering]
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Secrecy and Safety in a Hidden Diary
Laura Palmer
You have to hide the diary, Harold. You made me write it all down. He doesn't know about you. You'll be safe.
[to Harold]
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A Warning Against Accepting the Ring
Special Agent Dale Cooper
Don't take the ring, Laura.
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A Brief Exchange Between Friends
Donna
Where are you going, Laura?
Laura
Nowhere... fast. And you're not coming.
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A Mysterious Disappearance Unfolds in Twin Peaks
Gordon
HE'S GONE! HE'S GONE! ALBERT, CALL THE FRONT DESK!
Albert
I've got the front desk now. He was never here.
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Cookies and Dancing in Twin Peaks
Donna
Where are the cookies?
Laura
You mean Fred and Ginger?
Donna
Dancing.
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A Conversation on Identity and Absence
Laura
I'm gone. Long gone. Like a turkey in the corn.
James
You're not a turkey. A turkey is one of the dumbest birds on earth.
Laura
Gobble-gobble.
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Falling into the Abyss of Despair
Donna
Do you think that if you were falling in space... that you would slow down after a while, or go faster and faster?
Laura
Faster and faster. And for a long time you wouldn't feel anything. And then you'd burst into fire. Forever... And the angels wouldn't help you. Because they've all gone away.
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The Final Days of Laura Palmer
Taglines
These are the last seven days of Laura Palmer.
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Miscommunication Between Bobby and Laura
Bobby
Hey! Where were you for the last hour. I've been looking all over for you.
Laura
I was standing right behind you but you're too dumb to turn around.
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Confrontation Over Bureau's Time Management
Desmond
Sir, your behavior is not funny. Your attitude is wasting the bureau's valuable time.
Sheriff Cable
You're lucky I'm not wasting you.
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Secrets in a Town of Deception
Taglines
Meet Laura Palmer... In a town where nothing is as it seems... And everyone has something to hide.
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Cigarettes and Consequences in Twin Peaks
Donna Hayward
If I had a nickel for every cigarette your mom smoked, I'd be dead.
[to Laura]
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The Mystery of the Missing Diary Pages
Laura
My secret diary... there are pages missing.
Harold Smith
Who would do that?
Laura
Bob.
Harold Smith
But, Bob is not real.
Laura
There are pages torn out! That is real, Harold!
Harold Smith
Okay, okay, maybe...
Laura
Bob is real! He's been having me since I was 12. And, the diary was hidden too well. There is no other person who could have known where it was. He comes in through my window at night. He's real. He's getting to know me now. He speaks to me.
Harold Smith
What does Bob say?
Laura
He says he wants to be me, or he'll kill me.
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Innocence in Twin Peaks is an illusion
Taglines
In a town like Twin Peaks, no one is innocent.
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Agent Cooper's Disturbing Case Reflection
Special Agent Dale Cooper
Diane, it's 4:20pm. I'm standing here at the Wind River near the location where the body of Teresa Banks was found. Diane, this case gives me a strange feeling. Not only has Special Agent Chester Desmond dissappeared without a trace, but this is one of Cole's blue rose cases. The clues that were found by Special Agent Desmond and Agent Stanley have led to dead ends. The letter that was extracted from beneath the fingernail of Teresa Banks gives me the feeling that the killer will strike again. But like the song goes, "who knows where, or when?
[into his mini-tape recorder]
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Love and Pity in Relationships
James
You always hurt the ones you love.
Laura
You mean the ones you pity.
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