Quotations

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"What have you been doing all these years?"
"Early to bed and early to rise."

"What are you kids doing here?"
"We're here to die."

Can't believe my first time was a scumbag I'll pay.

This record is like a laxative, every time I play ballet on this record, you go to the toilet and spy on me.

His face was flushed with rosy protein, his skin was bronze and his cheeks were round, but he hadn't showered since last December.
He had dove-like eyes, a body as white as ivory, and legs like marble pillars... standing upright in those dirty trousers.
He's so cute, but he'll always be a shrew so will never be my love, which is a shame.

It's not uncommon to see clouds and rain in a cemetery.

Fighting alone will not make the climate.

"You're not measles, you're the plague. And bastards like him are immune to you."
"But they're always winners, and you're always losers."

As a scum, you're not as dumb as I thought.

We are the masters of destiny, we make some people live well and some people miserable.

You're the only person I care about in this world, and yet you lock me in my room and throw away the keys.

Princess, your feet are so beautiful in sandals.
Your belly button is like a round wine glass, your belly is like a heap of wheat surrounded by lilies, your breast is like a bunch of grapes, and your breath smells like apples.

As long as the end is justified, the means can be unscrupulous.

People who run newspapers never know what they want.

It saddens me that my two years of hard work can't compare to what you did overnight.

I just love the smell, it refreshes me, breathes easily, and makes me feel like a tough guy.

If you don't want to leave him, put yourself in jail too.

Tonight we drank not only wine, but our ten years of worthwhile trip.

The actor's memory is particularly good.

There are only memories left between us. If you go to the Saturday feast, the last memory will be gone too.

"Is this your means of revenge?"
"No, this is my view of life."

Seeing a lifetime of hard work in vain is the most heart-wrenching thing.

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Once Upon a Time in America quotes

  • Noodles: I always thought you might have helped yourself to that million bucks. But now I know. Yeah, you're on your ass worse than ever.

    Fat Moe: But I thought it was you who...

    Noodles: No, you thought wrong. The suitcase was empty.

    Fat Moe: Then who took it?

    Noodles: That's what I've been asking myself for 35 years.

  • Officer 'Fartface' Whitey: Okay, boys, we're even...

    Young Noodles: The hell we are!

    Young Max: You'll be collecting your pension before we're even!