The Frozen Ground

& Cindy: You know, all my life since... Since I was real young I just... I really wanted a chance to believe someone. You know, like when they say that everything is gonna be okay, that they were actually telling the truth. That’s okay to ask, isn’t it?

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Σ Nothing special. In a cinema sense. The real story's true horror.

Mad Dogs 2×2

& Rick: I’m done. I’ve had enough. I’ve been chased, shot at, beaten, blown up... I’m finished.

& Rick: He shot someone. You ran somebody over. And you stole drug money. And I’ve had enough. So I’m going.

& Rick: You know what this is, don’t you? This is all that fucking voodoo shit.
    Quinn: Don’t be fucking stupid.
    Rick: I’m telling you, the crucifix, this kid here, Spanish monkey. Somebody’s put a curse on us.

& Quinn: We need a car.
    Baxter: Well, we could always nick one.
    Rick: Can we just stop breaking the law? Please, just for one hour.

& Woody: Come on. It’s only a statue, boys.
    Rick: It’s the Virgin fucking Mary!
    Baxter: We’re all going straight to hell.

---

& Baxter: That shouldn’t be too difficult.
    Rick: No. As long as we can reach the cashier’s window without getting blown up.

& Rick: Everyone here believes in witches, do they?
    Carmen: No, we don’t believe in witches. But we’re sure they can fly.

& Quinn: Not having to believe is a blessing.

& Quinn: Who are you?
    Mackenzie: I’m the man whose money you took. Want an ice-cream?

& Mackenzie: I’m very, very wealthy. I could let three million go without thinking. But because of who I am, I can’t let it go, you understand?
    Quinn: Mmm.
    Mackenzie: I’ll tell you what, I’ll get you uno mas ice-cream and then I will tell you exactly what is going to happen.

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Star Trek Into Darkness

Star Trek: The Future Begins <<

& Uhura: Spock, are you okay?
    Spock: I am, surprisingly, alive.

& Sulu: Uhura! You ready to swim?

& Kirk: If Spock were here and I were there, what would he do?
    Bones: He’d let you die.

& Spock: If I can be of assistance, I would be happy to accompany you on the away team.
    Kirk: You? Happy?

& Kirk: You may have been right about those torpedoes...
    Scotty: I will consider that an apology. And I will consider that apology.

& Khan: Intellect alone is useless in a fight, Mr. Spock. You... You can’t even break a rule. How would you be expected to break bone?

& Khan: My crew is my family, Kirk. Is there anything you would not do for your family?

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& Kirk: Spock. Our ship, how is she?
    Spock: Our options are limited, Captain. We cannot fire and we cannot flee.

& Kirk: I’m not aligning with him, I’m using him. “The enemy of my enemy is my friend.”
    Spock: An Arabic proverb attributed to a prince who was betrayed and decapitated by his own subjects.
    Kirk: Still, it’s a hell of a quote.

& Kirk: You’re right! What I’m about to do, it doesn’t make any sense, it’s not logical. It is a gut feeling. I have no idea what I’m supposed to do. I only know what I can do.

& Scotty: This door is very wee. I mean, you know, small. It’s four square meters, tops. It’s gonna be like jumping out of a moving car, off a bridge, into your shot glass.
    Kirk: It’s okay. I’ve done it before. We jumped onto a... It was a... It doesn’t matter.

& Khan: Now, shall we begin?

& Darwin: It’s a miracle.
    Spock: There are no such things.

& Bones: Tell me, are you feeling, uh, homicidal? Power mad? Despotic?
    Kirk: No more than usual.

& Kirk: Mr. Sulu, take us out.
    Sulu: Aye, Captain.

>> Star Trek Beyond

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Storming the Castle

Arrested Development 1×9

& Lindsay: Leather chair? So, you’re against stealing, but skinning cows is cool with you.
    Maeby: Since when are you against leather? You’re not even a vegetarian.
    Lindsay: I’m not against the insides. People need meat to survive.
    Michael: You are aware they don’t remove it from the cow surgically, right?

& Lindsay: You’ll never be able to do it. You’re too good. You’re the noble one.
    Michael: Thank you.
    Lindsay: The one who never wins.
    Michael: I-I don’t know about that.
    Lindsay: The loser. The fool.

& Gob: Two chicks curl up in a box. We call one the head and one the legs.
    Michael: The top half there, what do you do about that?
    Gob: I just get a volunteer from the crowd. The old top half quit when she found out I was sleeping with the legs.

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& Michael: Damn it. l-I’m a saint, you know? I’m a living saint, and I get absolutely nothing out of it.
    Lindsay: Well, you get a false feeling of superiority.

& Marta: You really are a good guy, Michael.
    Michael: Well... you can’t change who you are.

& Lucille: Why is there a piece of shoe on your head?
    George Sr.: This is a... Well, it’s a reminder that the divine presence... is always above me.

& Cabdriver: Where to, mate?
    Tobias: The Gothic Castle.
    Cabdriver: Gothic Asshole?
    Tobias: That’s what I said.

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Pawn Shop Chronicles

& Raw Dog: The guy is a fucking geeked-out, hillbilly, drug-cooking, dumb shit. You don’t think he has a fucking arsenal of weapons laying around his fucking house? You don’t think he ain’t got his head out the window every five minutes peeking ’round to see what the fuck’s going on? You know this shit fucking makes you paranoid, man. Speaking of dope, man, you got any on you?

& Reporter: Tell us who some of your big influences are, Ricky.
    Ricky: Well, definitely. The King, um, King, and the King. KKK all the way.

& Raw Dog: There’s one thing I don’t understand..... I understand why we’re supposed to hate niggers, okay... They look different, they walk different, they talk different. I get it, okay. But Jews, man... Why are supposed to hate the Jews? I just found out Jerry Springer was a Jew. Jerry fucking Springer, man. If I seen him in the street, I would kiss his ass and ask him for an autograph. I got three Adam Sandler DVDs at home and I just found out he’s a Jew, too. If I was in a building and 10 Jews sit down next to me, I wouldn’t even know it. So what’s the difference? They got money? Well, money ain’t so bad. Shit, I wish I had some money. They got big noses. At least they’re supposed to. Damn Teddy’s got a nose that’s bigger than this whole damn truck and he ain’t Jewish. So, what, are we supposed to hate him?.. For crying out loud. Jesus is a Jew, man! I mean, we’re talking Jesus. We go to church every Sunday and we pray to the King of the Jews, man. Well?
    Randy: ...... Now you listen and you listen good. If you repeat this, so help me God, I will run your ass over, too. ..... I don’t know, either, man, all right? I don’t know, either.

& Vernon: You’d give me your gun?
    The Man: I ain’t giving you my gun. I’m offering you salvation.

---

& Raw Dog: Remember when we was talking on the phone, I told you I’d been up for three days and I started seeing some weird shit?
    Randy: Just tell me what you seen!
    Raw Dog: .... An army of naked zombie women.

& Vernon: You know, salvation comes in many forms?.. Today, it rolled up in a 4×4.

& Johnson: You know you ain’t fooling nobody, right?.. You don’t like it ’cause he’s black.
    Alton: Why you calling me a racist?
    Johnson: Well, you don’t like black Santa Claus. And last week, you told me you don’t like black porno.
    Alton: Now hang on a damn minute. Now that’s got nothing to do with racism. I like black chicks in porno movies. I just don’t like ’em with the black guys in them, that’s all.
    Johnson: .... Why come? They make you feel inadequate?
    Alton: No. It’s because their dicks are so dark. They get to fucking, their dicks get wet, they get glisteny and shit, and it’s hard for my eyes to unfocus off it. Make me sick.
    Johnson: .... Eh, well, I guess you got a point.

& Ricky: I’m living the life of the King. And I ain’t giving it up for no one!
    Theresa: You ain’t living the life of the King. You don’t have his money, his voice, or his looks.
    Ricky: Well, there is one thing that I do have.
    Theresa: And what’s that?
    Ricky: Skin without worms crawling through it.

& Alton: I’m just saying, if you’re gonna build a robot that speaks English to go back in time to kill people, why give it an accent? That just don’t make sense to me.
    Johnson: What in the blue hell is you talking about? Arnold Schwarzenegger is from Austria.
    Alton: Austria, Australia, it’s the same thing without the “alia.”

& Alton: What do you mean you ain’t never ate a Tater Tot?
    Johnson: I don’t believe in them.
    Alton: Believe in them... Christ’s name. Some people don’t believe in God or the tooth fairy. You think you have the right to dismiss the existence of Tater Tots. Every freezer section, every grocery across this nation has Tater Tots.
    Johnson: I do not believe in eating processed potatoes.

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Σ Nice ensemble. A little weird movie.

Mad Dogs 2×1

& Baxter: Nobody knows we took it. And nobody knows where we’ve gone. We could get away with this.
    Rick: You’re mad... And if you two go along with him, you’re mad, too.

& Quinn: How many men of our age get the chance to start all over again?..

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& Baxter: 500s.
    Rick: Well, that might as well say, “Please, fucking launder me” in the watermark. British banks, they don’t take this.
    Quinn: What are you saying, the money’s no good?
    Rick: I’m saying, we can’t deposit in 500s.

& Rick: What? ... What do you mean Alvo rang you?! When? ... An hour ago?!

& Rick: Let’s go home, boys...

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Adore

& Lil: We’re not lezos! Are we?
    Roz: I don’t think so. Not as far as I remember.
    Lil: We’re just best friends.
    Roz: That’s right.

& Lil: I can’t remember being this happy.
    Roz: I know.
    Lil: It’s scary.
    Roz: Very.
    Lil: I don’t want to stop.
    Roz: I don’t see why we have to.

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& Lil: Doctor said you’ll live.
    Ian: Do they have any good news?

& Hannah: You were calling out for Roz... Were you dreaming about her?
    Ian: I guess so. It’s not surprising, really. I’ve known her my whole life. She’s been like... second mother to me.

& Lil: You were the only one who hasn’t behaved badly.
    Roz: Then it probably is all my fault.

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Utopia 1×6

& Letts: What we have is an approximation. We’re trying it on a test group.
    Becky: And the test group is...?
    Letts: The United Kingdom.

& Jessica: Well, can you get in?
    Wilson: Get in? I am in. It’s UK security. Practically takes your shoes off and makes you a cup of tea. It’s the searchers that are taking their time. I’m having to make myself look like a UFO nutter just to get below the radar, which means I’ve got to check each database individually.
    Jessica: How many databases are there?
    Wilson: 56,000, or thereabouts.

& Michael: Is your name even Anya?

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& Jessica: We kill them. All of them.
    Becky: Are you serious?
    Jessica: One of them is Mr Rabbit.
    Becky: But six of them aren’t!
    Jessica: It’s called collateral damage.
    Becky: It’s called psychopathy.

& Wilson: There is a future coming where billions of us are going to be born into poverty. And we are going to murder each other in war for water, food and oil. That is coming. Maybe in our lifetime. The Network’s the enemy. But what if the enemy is right?

& Grant: What about Wilson?
    Jessica: What about Wilson?

& Milner / Letan: We’d better get started, you and I. We have so much to do.

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Σ It could (ought to) be a season 2...

Тим Скоренко — Вдоль по лезвию слов

(Сборник рассказов)

Золото

  “Площадь сверкает. ...

&  – Вы по-прежнему верны мне, Империя?
     Это формула, которую придумал я. Империя – это не подзаборная шлюха. К Империи нужно обращаться на «Вы». Империя – это не страна, не территория. Не совокупность людей. Это единый организм, гештальт-монстр. Его руки и ноги, его глаза и уши, его печень и селезёнка – передо мной. Оторви у Империи руку – вырастет новая, ещё сильнее. Золотая Империя непобедима.

&  Это такая изощрённая форма пытки самого себя. Получать удовольствие от строгости формы и однообразия ответов. Эстетика минимализма. Казимир Малевич, «Золотой квадрат».

&  Главное в подчинении – когда народ любит тебя. Это – самое важное. Если твой народ верит в то, что ты – тиран, он никогда не будет покорным и послушным народом.

&  Я не сторонник равенства. Люди должны быть одинаковы, но не равны. Это разные вещи.

  ... — Доброе утро, Империя! — говорю я.”

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Эра Джефферсона

  “Марк сидит, прислонившись спиной к стене. ...

&  Сначала мы приводим быдло к власти, потом не знаем, как от него избавиться.

  ... Объективно оценивая наши способности, я могу сказать одно: не за горами четвёртая война.”

Последняя гонка Рэда Байрона

  “Это история о Байроне. ...

&  Иногда нужно отвести взгляд, чтобы увидеть самое важное, и убрать кулак, чтобы нанести самый сильный удар.

  ... Потому что я понимаю, что в стране, где когда-то жил был великан, мы навсегда останемся пигмеями.”

Ковёр из женских волос

  “Сколько я себя помню, на стене в нашей гостиной висел ковёр из женских волос. ...

&  ... Потому что счастье — вовсе не в шикарной внешности и не в звонком голосе. Счастье — когда у жизни есть цель, смысл.

  ... Спите спокойно, семь сестёр Сазерленд.”

That's Why They Call It 'Ball Room'

Two and a Half Men 7×10

& Alan: I’m not depressed.
    Jake: Really? Why not?
    Alan: What have I got to be depressed about?
    Jake: You’ve been divorced twice, you live on your brother’s couch... and your only child is flunking tenth grade.
    Alan: You’re flunking tenth grade? When did this happen?
    Jake: Easy, dude. I think you got bigger things to worry about.

& Charlie: Alan, think it through. If she’s not interested in my money, then why is she marrying me?
    Alan: I have no idea.
    Charlie: Exactly. We may have to consider the possibility that Chelsea’s insane.

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& Charlie: Alan.
    Alan: What?! What’s wrong?
    Charlie: Chelsea and I had a fight.
    Alan: I’m sorry. You wanna talk about it?
    Charlie: I just did. Now go sleep on the couch.
    Alan: If you had the fight, why do I have to sleep on the couch?
    Charlie: You ever hear of crap rolling uphill? Get out!
    Alan: Just using the word “please” would go such a long way with me.
    Charlie: Fair enough... Please get out before I pull your pajama bottoms up so far... you’ll be wearing your balls as a bolo tie.
    Alan: There, was that so hard?

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Curtains

Under the Dome 1×13

& Rennie: You entered your plea. Now you get your justice.

& Rennie: I don’t think you understand what’s happening here. I could end this right now with a bullet in your head.
    Barbie: Oh, yeah. You can. But you won’t. You won’t because there’s no audience here... This isn’t just about killing me. This is about making sure this entire town knows that you are judge, jury and executioner.

& Julia: Permanent darkness has its bright side.

& Barbie: Okay, is somebody gonna tell me what the hell’s going on here?
    Joe: I knew it. You’re the monarch.

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& Junior: No way. I refuse to believe he’s the monarch.
    Joe: But this has to be the way the dome picks a new leader.
    Barbie: What, by using insects?

& Barbie: She’s your monarch.

& Norrie: Why are you punishing us?
    Alice-from-Dome: The dome wasn’t sent to punish you. It was sent to protect you.
    Norrie: Protect us from what?
    Alice-from-Dome: You’ll see... in time.

& Alice-from-Dome: If you want the darkness to abate, you must earn the light.
    Julia: How?
    Alice-from-Dome: By protecting the egg.
Ω O-M-G.

& Barbie: You want to know a secret?.. You may think that you’re some kind of god to these people. But I think we both know what you really are.
    Rennie: What’s that, a... criminal?
    Barbie: Worse. A politician.

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Σ Dull. Season 2 Episode 1. The Mighty White Light will make Barbie and gallows to disappear.

Utopia 1×5

& Letts: What we are doing is right.
    Becky: Did you... did you say right?
    Letts: Brown people, white people, Jews... I assume you’re referring to Carvel’s supposed paper on eugenics. But Carvel was misunderstood.
    Ian: Yeah, just like Hitler.
    Letts: He wasn’t talking about race, he was talking about survival!

& Letts: We’ve now passed seven billion on this planet. When I was born it was a little over two.

& Letts: The purpose of Janus is to sterilise... The purpose of Janus is to sterilise the entire human race.

& Letts: Janus effects 90-95% of the population, leaving only one in 20 fertile. We predict the population will plateau at 500 million in just under 100 years. By then, normal breeding rates should resume... but on a planet that will feel... empty.
    Ian: You’re fucking insane!
    Letts: To do nothing is insane! You accuse us of being genocidal. Not acting is genocide. Where do you think your food comes from, Ian? A third of the world’s farmland is now useless due to soil degradation, yet we keep producing more mouths to feed. And what’s your answer to that? Energy-saving light bulbs?

& Letts: Do you know the person who had the greatest positive impact on the environment of this planet? Genghis Khan, because he massacred 40 million people. There was no one to farm the land, forests grew back, carbon was dragged out of the atmosphere. And had this ’monster’ not existed, there’d be another billion of us today jostling for space on this dying planet.

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& Jessica: What now?
    Arby: We talk to the man.
    Jessica: Where?
    Arby: The counter. .... Eggs, beans, chips, sausage, bacon, two toast and a cup of tea. You? ... Twice.

& Arby: I need to go toilet. .... I need to do the other one. .... There might be some noises.

& Wilson: You’re right. It’s better than genocide.

& Arby: Have you got your seat belt on?

& Arby: This is called tonalite gneiss. It’s the oldest rock in the world. From a rock plateau in Canada... He used to say, “This rock gives you permission to do anything, because, ultimately, we’re all just the blink of an eye.”

& Becky: It sterilises people, d’you know that? And you just want to make money from it!
    Donaldson: “Just make money”? Did you say, “Just make money”? If they do this, it’s social and economic Armageddon. What d’you think it’ll be like getting old if there are no young people to pay for it? Do you think there’ll be pension plans, healthcare, free fucking bus passes? In the future, if you’re old, you’re dead, unless you have wealth.

& Geoff: No, I don’t think I can...
    Assistant: Yes, of course you can. You see, it’s an order. I’m giving you an order.

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Ozymandias

Breaking Bad 5×14

& Jesse: Yo, so what’s next?
    Walter: We wait.
    Jesse: You don’t got, like, eight more anal things we gotta do first?
    Walter: The reaction has begun.
    Jesse: Yeah, I— I know. So how long?
    Walter: Well, if we had a freezer, the condensed liquid would cool more quickly, because, of course, this is an exothermic reaction, which means “giving off heat,” and our desired product is...
    Jesse: Put me into a coma, why don’t you?
    Walter: What did you just say?
    Jesse: What— what? Nothing.
Ω Where are you, guys? We miss you all.

& Walter: No, no, no. Not in here.
    Jesse: Duh. Like I’m an idiot.
    Walter: Yeah... Like you’re an idiot.
    Jesse: Dick.

& Walter: What’s that sound?
    Skyler: I just sold your favorite piece. The hideous crying clown.
    Walter: Wow.
    Skyler: Yeah, and I got nine bucks more than I paid for it.
    Walter: Shows what I know about art.

& Walter: It’s Hank. His name is Hank.

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& Hank: My name is ASAC Schrader. And you can go fuck yourself.

& Todd: Let’s cook.
Ω Purest nightmare as it is.

& Walter Jr.: Both of you are out of your minds. You’re full of shit, is what you are. Both of you. If— if this is true, then how could you keep this a secret? I mean, why? Why would you go along?

& Skyler: Walt. Why are you here?

& Skyler: Where... is... Hank?

& Skyler: Please, Walt... Just come home.
    Walter: .... I’ve still got things left to do.

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Σ Wow. Just perfect. How can they possibly do this again and again?

Cholera

Hell on Wheels 3×7

& Hersch: So work without water? In this heat? Or die in the infirmary? Them’s our choices?

& Ames: So you’re planning to imagine this city into existence, then?
    Durant: Well, imagine, plan, build. That’s what we empire builders do. We build an empire out of nothing.
    Ames: And that’s exactly what you have here— nothing. In the middle of nowhere.

& Bohannon: Miserable.

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& Psalms: You know what? Cholera would be a good name for a little girl if it don’t mean what it means.

& Eva: I just love you so much.
    Elam: I love you too.
    Eva: You love me, no matter which way I am?
    Elam: I love you every which way you is.

& Mickey: I understand you’re in need of a good magician. Someone who can make all your problems... disappear. {...} The magic... the magic’ll save you this time.

& Psalms: Some fresh water here for you, Mr. Bohannon.

& Declan Toole: I don’t even know her name.
    Eva: Rose. Her name is Rose.

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Терри Гудкайнд — Первая Исповедница

Легенда о Магде Сирус — 1

  “— Я слышала, как говорили, — призналась пожилая женщина, — что среди нас есть те, кто может больше, чем просто разговаривать с мертвыми. ...

&  Смерть, в конце концов, это часть жизни. Не бывает жизни без тени смерти.

&  — Среди слепцов зрение дает преимущество. Но если все могут видеть, от зрения мало выгоды.

&  Страх порождает нужду, нужда питает искренность. Искренность – необходимый элемент.

&  — Ну и как звучит присяга?
     — Чтобы быть под защитой, люди должны произнести следующую клятву: "Магистр Рал ведет нас. Магистр Рал наставляет нас. Магистр Рал защищает нас. В сиянии славы твоей — наша сила. В милосердии твоем — наше спасение. В мудрости твоей — наше смирение. Вся наша жизнь — служение тебе. Вся наша жизнь принадлежит тебе".

&  В этом-то и дело. Мы не можем жить, полагаясь на то, что может произойти. Мы должны жить тем, что есть. Вы живы, вот что важно.

&  Барах часто говорил, что если она делает что-то важное, она не должна рассказывать людям то, что им не нужно знать.

&  Нужна тьма, чтобы увидеть свет, так что не следует проклинать темноту. Нужна смерть, чтобы определить значение жизни.

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&  Если просто спрятаться за стенами и железными дверями, это не устранит угрозу. Зло должно быть разгромлено или оно станет сильнее.

&  Люди в панике не слушают разум и не хотят слышать истину. ...
     Если другие не принимали мудрость их идеи "мира", защитники использовали жестокость, чтобы доказать свою точку зрения. Это поразило Магду нелепостью: те, кто стремятся достичь мира, быстрее переходят к кровопролитию, чтобы попытаться устроить все по-своему.

&  Мы не можем прожить жизни путем сплошных "что если" и "если бы только". Мы можем лишь стараться стремиться к лучшему.

&  — Безопасность лишь иллюзия, когда зло на охоте.

&  — Мы все можем быть только теми, кто мы есть, ни больше, ни меньше.

&  Нелегко освобождать себя от вины.

&  — Я бы хотел донести до тебя правду. Но правда может показаться ничтожно малой и незначимой, когда она сравнивается с горой лжи.

&  — Они будто верят, что мы можем летать, и поэтому приказывают людям прыгнуть с обрыва, расставить руки и лететь, думая, что раз уж они приказали, это сработает. Но затем, когда люди разбиваются насмерть, я единственный кто виноват, потому что я именно тот, кто сказал им правду — это не сработает.

&  — Надежда — не план.

&  Жизнь — это истина. Истина — это жизнь.

&  — Жизнь — это не следование судьбе. У твоей жизни нет судьбы, ты сама ее создаешь.

&  Эмоции не играют роли для истины, только действительность.

&  Полюби себя для начала, чтобы любить другого. ... Достаточно любить себя, чтобы быть достойной счастья.

  ... — Все, — сказала она наконец. — Это означает все.”

Легенда о Магде Сирус—2 (будет (בהנ"ו))

Now You See Me

& J. Daniel Atlas: Come in close... Closer... Because the more you think you see, the easier it’ll be to fool you. Because what is seeing? You’re looking, but what you’re really doing is filtering, interpreting, searching for meaning. My job? To take that most precious of gifts you give me, your attention, and use it against you.

& Merritt McKinney: I’m just trying to create the space for wisdom.
    J. Daniel Atlas: Okay, so you’re like Buddha, if he wasn’t so enlightened.
    Merritt McKinney: And you’re like Jesus, if he was arrogant and all of his miracles were fake.

& Dylan Rhodes: Who are you?
    Alma Dray: Alma Dray from Interpol. I’ll be working the investigation with you.
    Dylan Rhodes: You gotta be kidding me. It’s bad enough they got me chasing down David Copperfield and Friends. Now I’m being saddled with, no offense, with Interpol?

& Dylan Rhodes: Okay, okay, okay, let’s just say you robbed a bank.
    Etienne Forcier: I did.
    Dylan Rhodes: Fine. Fantastic. You did. But since I’m new to this, can you explain to me how you went from Las Vegas to Paris in three seconds?
    Etienne Forcier: With the teleportation helmet.

& Dylan Rhodes: Etienne, come on down from there. You’re not in the Philharmonic. How do you say “stop” in French?
    Alma Dray: ... Stop.
    Dylan Rhodes: Tell him to stop.
    Alma Dray: No, I can’t. You just have to let him finish his movement.

& J. Daniel Atlas: First rule of magic. Always be the smartest guy in the room.

& Evans: About a half an hour ago, you didn’t give a damn about them. What changed?
    Dylan Rhodes: I met them.

& Thaddeus Bradley: Do you know how many people went to see magic performed live in the last half decade?.. About 1.6 million. You know how many DVDs I sold in the same period? Five million.
    Dylan Rhodes: Right, so it’s about the money.
    Thaddeus Bradley: Well, the money is only there because the need to know is greater than the desire to be fooled.

& Thaddeus Bradley: Showmanship and theatrics. When a magician waves his hand and says, “This is where the magic is happening.” The real trick is happening somewhere else. Misdirection. A basic concept of magic.

& Thaddeus Bradley: Make yourself comfortable. There we go. And when you’re ready to go to Paris, just say the magic word.
    Dylan Rhodes: Blow me?
    Thaddeus Bradley: That’ll suffice.
    Alma Dray: Bon voyage.

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& Dylan Rhodes: But how did they know what bank was his?
    Thaddeus Bradley: You’re kidding.
    Dylan Rhodes: Really? Can you be any more of a condescending ass?
    Thaddeus Bradley: Yes. Like this. There’s a very rare, very mysterious way in which a magician divines an audience member’s bank... You ready?..
    Dylan Rhodes: Yes.
    Thaddeus Bradley: ... Credit card.

& Thaddeus Bradley: Let’s not kid ourselves, Mr. Tressier. You’re in this to ride them up. I’m in it to ride them down.

& Merritt McKinney: Do me a favor. Visualize your most adventurous sexual experience.
    Henley Reeves: Stay out of my head, you perv.
    Merritt McKinney: Well, no, if I stay out of your head, I’m never gonna get into your pants.

& Thaddeus Bradley: Break a leg.
    J. Daniel Atlas: Hey, you break something, too.

& Henley Reeves: Now, we’ve all heard of pulling the rabbit out of the hat. But has anyone heard of pulling a hat out of a rabbit?

& Arthur Tressler: Is my money being well-spent?
    Thaddeus Bradley: Exceedingly well. Now you tell me, how do you like your Horsemen? Fricasseed or fried?
    Arthur Tressler: Shredded.
    Thaddeus Bradley: I’ll tell the Chef.

& Thaddeus Bradley: You do understand the function of the magician’s assistant, don’t you, Agent Rhodes?
    Dylan Rhodes: Yeah, she’s there to distract them while he sets up the trick.
    Thaddeus Bradley: You’d be right if you weren’t so wrong. While you’re watching the magician, that lovely innocent is actually pulling the strings.

& Thaddeus Bradley: Who doesn’t love a good magic trick?

& J. Daniel Atlas: What is magic?.. Magic is deception. But deception designed to delight, to entertain, to inspire. It is about belief. Faith. Trust. Without those qualities, magic, as an an’ form, would no longer exist. But what happens if these qualities are not used for their higher purpose? And instead they’re used to cheat, lie. For personal gain or for greed. Then it’s no longer magic. It’s crime.

& Merritt McKinney: As our, let’s call it, year of living dangerously comes to a close, in a rare moment of vulnerability, I’d like to express a sentiment to you about our relationship.
    J. Daniel Atlas: Okay.
    Merritt McKinney: Well, when I first met you, I thought you were kind of a- dick.
    J. Daniel Atlas: Oh. And?
    Merritt McKinney: No, that’s it.

& Thaddeus Bradley: Why?
    Dylan Rhodes: That is the question, isn’t it?

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Σ The pleasure! Such an ensemble. Such a drive. Such a stunts. Very entertaining.

Everything Must Go

& Nick: Rule number one, know your products. Okay, whether it’s a PC or a piece of paper; know how it works. Number two, know your customers. Learn everything you can about them. Listen to what they want and what they don’t want. Rule number three, go the extra yard, okay? If you don’t have the answer; find it. it’s that simple.

& Nick: Rule number eight, always give ’em a little something extra.

& Kenny: Hey, what does it mean when it says, “Make it easy to buy”?
    Nick: Well, it can mean a number of things, getting rid of extra paperwork, displaying things in a way that are appealing to people, explaining how products work...

& Nick: Kenny, look, you can’t worry about what other people think about you. You just got to fight back.
    Kenny: Is that what you’re doing?
    Nick: What?
    Kenny: Are you fighting back?

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& Kenny: What happened?
    Nick: What do you mean, what happened? Life happened. Work happened. Marriage happened.

& Nick: You need to put up some curtains.
    Samantha: Why? So I don’t have some drunk staring at me all day?
    Nick: No, so you don’t have to look at your future.

& Kenny: Rule number one, always have power so people can test appliances.
    Nick: That’s a good rule.

& Nick: Rule number 17, never go into business with a friend.

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Σ Nice and touching.

The British Invasion

Dexter 2×12

& Dexter: When something beyond reason happens, it turns skeptics into believers. Believers in a higher power. ... If you believe that God makes miracle, you have to wonder if Satan has a few up his sleeve. But when you don’t believe in anything, who do you thank at a time like this?

& Lundy: Ever heard of Lake Ipperwash?
    Debra: Can’t say that I have.
    Lundy: Wonderful ice fishing. Very romantic.

& Lila: I can’t wait to go away with you.
    Dexter: I can’t wait. You’re going away with me all right. In a garbage bag.

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& Debra: Have a nice fucking life!

& Debra: How can you be so relaxed?
    Dexter: I’m good at compartmentalization.
    Debra: You’re a little weird, Dex.
    Dexter: That’s not gonna change. I’m gonna be this way forever.

& Dexter: I’m a master now.

& Dexter: Am I evil? Am I good? I’m done asking those questions. I don’t have the answers. Does anyone?

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Σ Rather weakly. Continuous deuses ex machina.

The Stakeout

Seinfeld 1×2

& Jerry: Apparently Plato who came up with the concept of the platonic relationship was pretty excited about it. He named it after himself. He said, “Yeah, I got this new thing. Platonic. My idea, my name. Calling it after myself. What I do is... I go out with the girls... I talk with them... don’t do anything... and go right home. What do you think? I think it’s going to be big.” I bet you other guys in history tried getting relationships named after them, but it didn’t work. I bet you there were guys that tried to do it. Just went: “Hi, my name’s Rico. Would you like to go to bed immediately? Hey, it’s a ’riconic’ relationship.”

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& Jerry: So... do you date immature men?
    Vanessa: Almost exclusively.

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Left Turn Ahead

Dexter 2×11

& Doakes: Turn yourself in.
    Dexter: Rule number one... Don’t get caught.

& Dexter: If I got to choose a person... A real person... to be like... Out of anyone, it’d be you.
    Angel: I’m not really sure what that means, but, thanks, Dex.

& Dexter: Maybe this is how evil works. Destroying everything it touches...

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& Doakes: ou can’t keep running, man. That’s for pussies. You’re just gonna end up in exactly the same situation... sooner or later.
    Dexter: Prison. I could finally get some sleep.

& Dexter: Deb, I’m the Bay Harbor Butcher.

& Debra: I’d have done almost anything to get out from under the weight of it all.
    Dexter: How’d you finally do it?
    Debra: I just... saw through it. You know? You decide who you are, who you want to be... and you hold onto that and ride it out. Like an Old-West sheriff.

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