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Stuart Shorter: [pointing to a book titled "Mauve"] This one... what's this one about?
Alexander Masters: The colour mauve.
Stuart Shorter: How do they fucking get away with this?
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Alexander Masters: If you had to change one thing about your life, what would it be?
Stuart Shorter: Well, how much is one thing?
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Stuart Shorter: My name is Psycho but you can call me Stuart if you want.
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Alexander Masters: He's free! He's absolutely fucking free!
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Stuart Shorter: What a load of bollocks! Who needs the queen?
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Stuart Shorter: Alexander, do you want to stay for tea? My favorite: Convict Currey. We used to make in jail.
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[last lines]
Alexander Masters: The book was finally published in April 2005. I think Stuart would have liked it.
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[Alexander plays a tape in his car that Stuart gave him]
Stuart Shorter: Hi Alexander. It's Stuart.
Alexander Masters: Hello, Stuart.
Stuart Shorter: ...I've had lots to drink and that. I can't help reflect, about my brother, and my brother's friend. And they didn't believe me. And they didn't care. And the abuse, being asked to do things that I wouldn't have thought possible that anyone, could ask of an eleven year old. I just head-butted. And head-butted, and head-butted. The more you speak, the more you disbelieve. And no one listened to any thing I had to say. And I just sit here drinking, having mad conversations with myself. Talking about mutilating myself. Killing myself. Dragging down those who are responsible. I want to just lay down and die. I feel so dirty and fucking horrible. Hating and attacking anyone I get close to. I just wish there could be an escape from this madness.
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Stuart Shorter: Know what, Alexander? I don't know myself what got me. But honest, sometimes... I think I'm the child of the Devil. I let the Devil in. Now I can't get him out. I tried... burning him out and cutting him out. He don't take no notice. Why should he? He don't wanna be homeless.
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Stuart Shorter: I was really surprised, Alexander, to be honest... I thought that middle class people had something wrong with them, you know?... But they're just ordinary, aren't they?
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Stuart Shorter: [Talking to local MP] ... and hence... therefore... furthermore, more deaths.
Stuart: A Life Backwards Quotes
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