Breaking the Waves Quotes

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Bess McNeill: Everyone has something they're good at. I've always been stupid, but I'm good at this.

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Dodo McNeill: Not one of you has the right to consign Bess to hell!

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The Minister: Can you think of anything of real value that the outsiders have brought with them? Bess McNeill: Uh... their music!

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Jan Nyman: [he writes in a paper] Let me die. I'm evil in head! Bess McNeill: I love you no matter what is in your head!

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[first lines] Bess McNeill: His name is Jan. The Minister: I do not know him. Bess McNeill: [coyly] He's from the lake. The Minister: You know we do not favor matrimony with outsiders. An Elder: Can you even tell us what matrimony is? Bess McNeill: I...

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Jan Nyman: Love is a mighty power, isn't it.

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The Minister: We do not need bells in our church to worship God.

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The Minister: I would say to you that if there is one of these commandments you do not love and do not obey, you have no business at the Lord's table.

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Bess McNeill: Everyone has one thing they're good at. I've always been stupid, but I'm good at this.

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Bess McNeill: I don't make love with them, I make love with Jan and I save him from dying.

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Bess McNeill: We Think he will be completely paralyzed. But he'll live.

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Chairman: Can you think of anything of real value that the outsiders have brought with them? Bess McNeill: Their music!

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Bess McNeill: I don't understand what you're saying. How can you love a word? You cannot love words. You can't be in love with a word. You can only love another human being. That's perfection.

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