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“You see? There are still faint glimmers of civilization left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity. Indeed that's what we provide in our own modest, humble, insignificant - (sighs deeply). Oh, fuck it.

-M. Gustave, The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)”
― Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel: The Illustrated Screenplay

“I don't think any of us are normal people.”
― Wes Anderson

“They say all foxes are slightly allergic to linoleum, but it's cool to the paw, try it. They say my tail needs to be dry cleaned twice a month, but now it's fully detachable, see? They say our tree may never grow back, but one day, something will. Yes, these crackles are made of synthetic goose and these giblets come from artificial squab and even these apples look fake—but at least they've got stars on them. I guess my point is, we'll eat tonight, and we'll eat together. And even in this not particularly flattering light, you are without a doubt the five and a half most wonderful wild animals I've ever met in my life.”
― Wes Anderson

“I didn't think so much of him at first. But now I get it: he's everything that I'm not.”
― Wes Anderson, The Royal Tenenbaums

“I'm very sorry for your loss. Your mother was a terribly attractive woman.”
― Wes Anderson, The Royal Tenenbaums

“What happened to your hand?
It got hit by a mirror.
How'd that happen?
I lost my temper at myself.”
― Wes Anderson, Moonrise Kingdom

“Son of a bitch, I'm sick of these dolphins.”
― Wes Anderson, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou

“For my dearest darling, treasured, cherished Agatha whom I worship. With respect, adoration, admiration, kisses, gratitude, best wishes, and love from Z to A.”
― Wes Anderson

“But in the end, he's just another dead rat in a garbage pail behind a Chinese restaurant.”
― Wes Anderson

“MR. MOUSTAFA
There are still faint glimmers of civilization left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once know as humanity... He was one of them. What more is there to say?”
― Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel: The Illustrated Screenplay

“You're looking so well, darling. You really are. They've done a marvelous job. I don't know what sort of cream they've put on you down at the morgue, but I want some. Honestly, you look better than you have in years. You look like you're alive!”
― Wes Anderson

“Maybe with good luck we’ll find what eluded us in the places we once called home.”
― Wes Anderson, The French Dispatch

“There's really no point in doing anything in life because it's all over in the blink of an eye. The next thing you know, rigor mortis sets in.”
― Wes Anderson

“She stabbed Redford in the back with lefty scissors!”
― Wes Anderson, Moonrise Kingdom

“Who’s to say? But he didn’t deserve to die.”
― Wes Anderson, Moonrise Kingdom

“Well, you can say that about most anything, “it depends”. Of course, it depends. - M. Gustave”
― Wes Anderson

“I've always been considered an asshole for about as long as I can remember. That's just my style.”
― Wes Anderson, The Royal Tenenbaums

“I wouldn't say that I'm particularly bothered or obsessed with detail.”
― Wes Anderson

“(Mr. Moustafa) I think his world ended long before he even entered it. Although I must say, he certainly maintained the illusion with a marvelous grace.”
― Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel: The Illustrated Screenplay

“I chose philosophy because it sounded like something I ought to be interested in. I didn't know anything about it, I didn't even know what it was talking about. What I really spent my time doing in those years was writing short stories. There were all sorts of interesting courses, but what I really wanted to do was make stories one way or another.”
― Wes Anderson

“I think you've still got lightning in you.”
― Wes Anderson, Moonrise Kingdom

“To be frank, I think his world had vanished long before he even entered it. But I will say, he certainly sustained the illusion with a marvelous grace.- M. Gustave”
― Wes Anderson

“You see, there are still faint glimmers of civilization left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity. Indeed, that’s what we provide in our own modest, humble, insignificant … Oh, f*ck it. - M. Gustave”
― Wes Anderson

“You see? There are still faint glimmers of civilization left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity. Indeed that's what we provide in our own modest, humble, insignificant - (sighs deeply). Oh, fuck it.”
― Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel: The Illustrated Screenplay