There were no laptops or handheld devices in class. Ilgauskas didn't exclude them; we did, sort of, unspokenly. Some of us could barely complete a thought without touch pads or scroll buttons, but we understood that high-speed data systems did not be...
It was only after two years' work that it occurred to me that I was a writer. I had no particular expectation that the novel would ever be published, because it was sort of a mess. It was only when I found myself writing things I didn't realise I kne...
I have always thought that librarians are a little bit like doctors, travel agents and professors all rolled into one. We all know that a great story can lift spirits, take you anywhere in the world you want to go and in any time period to boot, and ...
The very first day that Hillary came over, we were working on a song called 'All We'd Ever Need.' But we never even thought about it until we had written 5, 6, 7 songs. Then we played our first show, and we all enjoyed it so much. We felt like it was...
I look in the mirror expecting to be 34 and see someone who is 58. What's that all about? I haven't even thought about turning 60 yet, but so many of my friends have celebrated it by now that it's lost its terror. And I don't mind being 58; it's just...
Leah: [about Bleeker taking Katrina De Voort to prom] Are you jealous? I thought you said you didn't care what he did. Juno MacGuff: [defensive] I'm not jealous, and I don't care. I just know he doesn't like Katrina and I don't think he should toy wi...
My father wasn't around when I was a kid, and I used to always say, 'Why me? Why don't I have a father? Why isn't he around? Why did he leave my mother?' But as I got older I looked deeper and thought, 'I don't know what my father was going through, ...
Douglas Fairbanks: Say, are you two still married or what? I find it all very confusing. Charlie Chaplin: Mmm... it's not at all confusing. You see, when everyone thought we were having an affair, we were married. Now that everyone realizes we're mar...
Carlito: [during his trial] But my time in the Sterling Correctional facilities of Greenhaven and Sing Sing has not been in vain. I've been cured; born again, like the Watergaters. I know you've heard this rap before, your honor, I've changed. I've c...
Assistant Coach: Hey ladies, are you gonna be ready to play football this fall? huh? Benny O'Donnell: I don't know coach, I've been doin' so well in english I thought I might work on bein' a writer. What do ya think about that? Assistant Coach: Boy, ...
Convenience Store Clerk: [Powell with an armload of Twinkies] I thought you guys just ate doughnuts. Sergeant Al Powell: Heh. They're for my wife. Convenience Store Clerk: [sarcastically] Yeah. Sergeant Al Powell: She's pregnant. Convenience Store Cl...
[Lau announces that he's removed all the mob's cash from their banks before the police raid, and stashed them in a secure location] Lau: For obvious reasons, I couldn't wait for your permission. Rest assured, your money is safe. [From outside comes t...
Mr. Fox: The whole time I was putting paw over paw with your mother digging beside me, and I thought to myself: I wonder who this little boy... Ash: Or girl! Mr. Fox: Right, 'cause at the time we didn't know. I wonder who this little boy or girl is g...
[last lines] Private Joker: [voice-over] My thoughts drift back to erect nipple wet dreams about Mary Jane Rottencrotch and the Great Homecoming Fuck Fantasy. I am so happy that I am alive, in one piece and short. I'm in a world of shit... yes. But I...
Dr. Gonzo: [holding a key] Where did this one come from? Raoul Duke: That's Lacerda's. Dr. Gonzo: Yeah, yeah. I thought we might need it. [falls over] Raoul Duke: What for? Dr. Gonzo: What for? So we can go up there and blast him out of bed with the ...
Makoto Konno: Yuri... You know, I... have something I couldn't tell you. Yuri Hayakawa: What is it? Makoto Konno: I... like Chiaki. Sorry. Yuri Hayakawa: I see... That's what I thought. I passed him on my way here. Go. [Makoto nods] Yuri Hayakawa: Ma...
Harry: What happened to me? Ron: Well, you sort of went rigid. We thought maybe you were having a fit or something. Harry: And did either of you two, you know, pass out? Ron: No... I felt weird though, like I'd never be cheerful again. Harry: But som...
Caesar Flickerman: Finnick, I understand that you have a message for somebody out there - a SPECIAL somebody. [chuckles] Caesar Flickerman: Can we hear it? Finnick Odair: My love, you have my heart for all eternity and, uh, if... if I die in that are...
Professor Moody: The Goblet of Fire is an exceptionally powerful magical object. Only an exceptionally powerful Confundus charm could have hoodwinked it! Magic way beyond the talents of a fourth year. Igor Karkaroff: You seem to have given this a fai...
Great Goblin: You thought you could escape *me*? [He swings his mace, knocking Gandalf back] Great Goblin: What are you going to do now, wizard? [Gandalf pokes the Great Goblin in the eye with his stick, then cuts straight through his large belly wit...
Sergeant JT Sanborn: Welcome to Bravo Company. Welcome to Camp Victory. Staff Sergeant William James: Ah, Camp Victory? I thought this was Camp Liberty. Sergeant JT Sanborn: Ah, no, they changed that about a week ago. 'Victory' sounds better. Staff S...
