Mulholland Drive.
Betty: Have you done this before?
Rita: I don't know.
Even without the aforementioned lesbian sex scene, it's a work of genius.
"Get off your horse and drink your milk." Which apparently John Wayne never said.
“What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate.”
‘Captain’ (Strother Martin) in ‘Cool Hand Luke’
“Why are you trying so hard to fit in when you were born to stand out?"
- What a girl wants
Not sure if I remember this correctly:
"Doth mother knoweth you wearth her drapes?"
- from the fight scene between Iron Man and Thor in the first Avengers movie.
"Yeah, we all shine on, like the moon, and the stars, and the sun." John Lennon
Take a look at my new poem for the competition:
“I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore.”
Howard Beale (Peter Finch) in ‘Network’
"It's been eighty four years, and I can still smell the fresh paint..."
- Titanic
“You talkin’ to me? Well then who the hell else are you talkin’ to? But I’m the only one here.”
Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) in ‘Taxi Driver’.
'A man's got to know his limitations.' - Harry Callahan/Magnum Force
'You really are a funny guy.' - Henry Hill/Goodfellas
The same GQP demanding we move on from January 6th, 2021 is still doing audits of the November 3rd, 2020 election.
Zorba The Greek (Anthony Quinn) / Alan Bates (Basil)
Three of my favorites below:
“If a woman sleeps alone it puts a shame on all men. God has a very big heart, but there is one sin He will not forgive. If a woman calls a man to her bed and he will not go.”
“All those who actually live the mysteries of life haven't the time to write, and all those who have the time don't live them! D'you see?”
Basil: "Are you married?"
Zorba: "Am I not a man? And is not a man stupid? I’m a man. So I married. Wife, children, house, everything. The full catastrophe."
Sassy Red-haired Beach Kat/Dune Goddess
From Ondine:
Fishery Board Man II : There's a girl here Syracuse, in your net.
Syracuse : Is that illegal?
Fishery Board Man II : No, but... it's unusual.
" Ray - Hey where do these stairs go?.....
Peter - They go up."
“You’re gonna need a bigger boat.”
Martin Brady (Roy Scheider) in ‘Jaws’
Bob Slydell: You see, what we're trying to do is get a feeling for how people spend their time at work so if you would, would you walk us through a typical day, for you?
Peter Gibbons: Well, I generally come in at least fifteen minutes late, ah, I use the side door - that way Lumbergh can't see me, heh - after that I sorta space out for an hour.
Bob Porter: Da-uh? Space out?
Peter Gibbons: Yeah, I just stare at my desk, but it looks like I'm working. I do that for probably another hour after lunch too, I'd say in a given week I probably only do about fifteen minutes of real, actual, work.
Sassy Red-haired Beach Kat/Dune Goddess
Ray: Maybe that's what hell is, the entire rest of eternity spent in fucking Bruges
“I hate Illinois nazis.”
‘Jake Blues’ (John Belushi) in ‘The Blues Brothers’.
Sassy Red-haired Beach Kat/Dune Goddess
Annie: You sure it's not some kind of wish-fulfillment kind of thing?
Syracuse: Where did you learn words like that?
Annie: I go to school.
Syracuse: And I didn't.
Annie: No. Let's be honest, you didn't. You move your mouth when you read.
Ondine
Are you the plumber? Thank god you're here, my pipes need snaked.
“Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.”
Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) in ‘The Godfather Part II’
"We've gone on holiday by mistake" Withnail and I
2 competition winning stories, 1 Famous story, a smattering of Editor's Picks, a handful of Recommended Reads and one Clitorides award are scattered amongst my stories.
One of a handful of writers to get the Omnium badge for writing in every category
For a book club with a difference... try this lesbian romp
Sassy Red-haired Beach Kat/Dune Goddess
Ricky Bobby is not a thinker!
Ricky Bobby is a driver!
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby