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Maria: Oh, you have a kid?
William: Yeah.
Maria: Chico or chica?
William: Chico. Jim. His name's Jim.
[shows her his photo]
Maria: I bet he's very special.
William: He is special.
Maria: Everybody's children are so special. It makes you wonder where all the ordinary grown-ups come from.
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William: I always wondered why the coyote didn't just go out and buy a Road Runner. He had enough money to buy rocket-powered roller skates so he had money to buy a Road Runner.
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Maria: I miss you.
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Wole: There is no freckles pornography.
William: Well, there is "Anne of Green Gables".
Wole: I consider "Anne of Green Gables" to be an erotic masterpiece.
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Maria: If we had enough information, we could predict the consequences of our actions. Would you want to know? If you kissed that girl, if you talked to that man, if you take that job, or marry that woman, or steal that papel? If we knew what would happen in the end, would we ever be able to take the first step, to make the first move?
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Maria: If we are frightened, we run. It's our instinct. Adrenaline pumps round the body. The muscles contract. Our heart beats faster. And we run. We run for our lives, we run for safety, for our home, our families, our loved ones.
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William: Tell me something about yourself.
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Maria: Make love to me. Make me make love to you.
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William: Damn, I'm all out of bibles.
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Maria: [to William] You know, one of my fingers is younger than the others.
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William's Boss: We all have problems, William. How we deal with them is a measure of our worth.
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Title Card: code 46 / article 1 / any human being who shares the same nuclear gene set as another human being is deemed to be genetically identical. the relations of one are the relations of all. / due to IVF, DI embryo splitting and cloning techniques it is necessary to prevent any accidental or deliberate genetically incestuous reproduction. / therefore: / i. all prospective parents should be genetically screened before conception. if they have 100%, 50% or 25% genetic identity, they are not permitted to conceive / ii. if the pregnancy is unplanned, the foetus must be screened, and pregnancy resulting from 100%, 50% or 25% genetically related parents must be terminated immediately / iii. if the parents were ignorant of their genetic relationship then medical intervention is authorised to prevent any further breach of code 46 / iv. if the parents knew they were genetically related prior to conception it is a criminal breach of code 46
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Maria: I think about the day we met. I suppose you arrived par avion. Maybe you were the first to get to security. You didn't intend to stay. You only had 24-hour cover, so luggage was a mano. And they probably had a driver waiting, so you didn't need to find un coche. You'd never been to Shanghai before. It was all new to you.
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William: Why is she in here? And please, do not use the word finger at any point in your answer.
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Maria: Can you miss someone you don't remember? Can one moment or experience ever disappear completely, or does it always exist somewhere, waiting to be discovered?
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William: [having trouble with ticketing] What am I going to do, piss out the window at 60,000 feet?
Check In: I wouldn't know enough about your character to say, sir.
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William: Lo siento.
Maria: "Lo siento... Lo siento." You say that too much.
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William: I shouldn't be in Shanghai, I should be in Seattle.
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William: [after being asked by the bar staff whether they would like to sing a song] I was, actually, I was hoping to hear you sing.
Maria: Why?
William: [jokingly] Well, someone told me that you have, um, a very distinctive voice.
Maria: [both laugh] What else did they say about me behind my back?
Code 46 Quotes
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