Daisy: You're just jealous, Lisa... because I got better... because I was released... because I have a chance... at a life. Lisa: They didn't release you 'cause you're better, Daisy, they just gave up. You call this a life, hmm? Taking Daddy's money, buying your dollies and your knick-knacks... and eatin' his fuckin' chicken, fattening up like a prize fuckin' heifer? You changed the scenery, but not the fucking situation - and the warden makes house calls. And everybody knows. Everybody knows. That he fucks you. What they don't know... is that you like it. Hmm? You like it.
(2 votes)
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Janet: I want my fucking clothes! Valerie: Then you'll have to eat something, won't you? Janet: [singing] Oh Lordy, pick a bale o' cotton / Oh Lordy, pick a bale o' hay / Gotta jump down spin around pick a bale o' cotton / Jump down spin around, pick a bale o' hay... Valerie: [to Susanna] She thinks that bothers me.
(6 votes)
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Lisa: You know, there's too many buttons in the world. There's too many buttons and they're just- There's way too many just begging to be pressed,they're just begging to be pressed,you know? They're just - they're just begging to be pressed, and it makes me wonder, it really makes me fucking wonder, why doesn't anyone ever press mine? Why am I so neglected? Why doesn't anyone reach in and rip out the truth and tell me that I'm a fucking whore, or that my parents wish I were dead? Susanna: Because you're dead already, Lisa!
(2 votes)
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Susanna: [narrating] Have you ever confused a dream with life? Or stolen something when you have the cash? Have you ever been blue? Or thought your train moving while sitting still? Maybe I was just crazy. Maybe it was the 60's. Or maybe I was just a girl... interrupted.
(1 vote)
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Susanna: Oh my God... a guy I know was just drafted. Janet: What's his name? Susanna: Toby. Janet: He's dead now.
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Daisy: Which do you like better? Taking a dump alone or with Valerie watching? Susanna: Alone. Daisy: Everyone likes to be alone when it comes out. I like to be alone when it goes in. To me, the cafeteria is like being with twenty girls all at once taking a dump. Lisa: That is fucked up, Daisy.
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[Lisa talking to Daisy about going to Florida] Lisa: I am going to be the Cinderella. You can be the Cocker Spaniel that eats spaghetti.
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Lisa: If talking did shit, we'd be out of here by now.
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[to Susanna] Lisa: You shared a man with that woman?
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Susanna: What the fuck are you doing Lisa? Lisa: Playing the villain, baby, just like you want. I try to give you everything you want. Susanna: No you don't. Lisa: You wanted your file, I found you your file. You wanted out, I got you out. You needed *money*, *I* found you some. I'm fucking consistent-I told you the truth-I didn't write it down in a *fucking book*! I told you to your *face*. And I told Daisy to her face - what everybody knew and wouldn't say, and she killed herself. And I played the fucking villain, just like you wanted. Susanna: Why would I want that? Lisa: Because it makes you the good guy, sweet pea.
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Susanna: Everyone here is fucking crazy! Dr. Potts: You want to go home. Susanna: Same problem.
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Dr. Wick: Is there something about sex which lifts your feelings of despair? Susanna: Have you ever had sex?
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Janet: When they built this place they put the tunnels in so the loons didn't have to go anywhere in the cold. Susanna: I must've missed that in the brochure.
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Valerie: Remember me when you shave your legs.
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Susanna: Has anyone ever watched you shave your legs? Valerie: I got two kids and one bathroom, what do you think? Susanna: I think you should lock the door.
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Susanna: You don't want me, Tony. Tony: Yes I do, baby. Susanna: No, you don't. I'm... a crazy girl. Tony: You're crazy so we can't have one night of bliss? Susanna: I am a crazy girl. Seriously. Tony: You've been in a hospital? Susanna: Yes. Tony: Do you see purple people? My friend, he saw purple people. And so the state came and took him away. He didn't like that. Some time went by and, and he told 'em he didn't see purple people no more. Susanna: He got better. Tony: Nah, he still sees 'em.
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Lisa: So, have you had your first Melvin yet? Susanna: Who's that? Lisa: Bald guy with a little pecker and a fat wife. You're ther-rapist, sweet pea. Unless, ah... unless they're givin' you shocks. Or god forbid lettin' you out. Then you get to see the great wonderful Dr. Dyke. Margie: She means Dr. Wick. Susanna: Oh, I've been in his office but I haven't met him yet. M.G.: He's a she. Dr. Wick's a girl. Lisa: That's right M.G. Wick's a chick. M.G.: Wick's a chick...
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Georgina: Lisa? Is Daisy really getting out? Lisa: Yeah, she coughed up a big one. Susanna: But how could - I mean she's... *insane*. Lisa: Yeah, well that's what ther-rape-me's all about. That's why fuckin' Freud's picture's on every shrink's wall. He created a fuckin' industry. You lie down, you confess your secrets and you're saved. Ca-ching! The more you confess, the more they think about settin' you free. Susanna: But what if you don't have a secret? Lisa: Then you're a lifer, like me.
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Valerie: Did you enjoy the fresh air Lisa? Lisa: Yeah I did Val. Thanks. Valerie: Good, 'cause it's the last time you're leaving the ward. Lisa: Is that a dare or a double dare?
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Susanna: [reading from a book] "Borderline Personality Disorder. An instability of self-image, relationships and mood... uncertain about goals, impulsive in activities that are self-damaging, such as casual sex." Lisa: I like that. Susanna: "Social contrariness and a generally pessimistic attitude are often observed." [pauses] Susanna: Well that's me. Lisa: That's everybody.
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Susanna: I'm ambivalent. In fact that's my new favorite word. Dr. Wick: Do you know what that means, ambivalence? Susanna: I don't care. Dr. Wick: If it's your favorite word, I would've thought you would... Susanna: It *means* I don't care. That's what it means. Dr. Wick: On the contrary, Susanna. Ambivalence suggests strong feelings... in opposition. The prefix, as in "ambidextrous," means "both." The rest of it, in Latin, means "vigor." The word suggests that you are torn... between two opposing courses of action. Susanna: Will I stay or will I go? Dr. Wick: Am I sane... or, am I crazy? Susanna: Those aren't courses of action. Dr. Wick: They can be, dear - for some. Susanna: Well, then - it's the wrong word. Dr. Wick: No. I think it's perfect.
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Susanna: Is that what you learned in your advanced studies at "Night School for Negro Welfare Mothers"?
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