“I didn't think so much of him at first. But now I get it: he's everything that I'm not.”
― The Royal Tenenbaums
― The Royal Tenenbaums
“I'm the one who gripped you tight and raised you from perdition.”
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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)”
― The Grand Budapest Hotel: The Illustrated Screenplay
-M. Gustave, The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)”
― The Grand Budapest Hotel: The Illustrated Screenplay
“That is — your friend?"
"Philtatos," Achilles replied, sharply. Most beloved.”
― The Song of Achilles
"Philtatos," Achilles replied, sharply. Most beloved.”
― The Song of Achilles
“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?”
― The Grand Budapest Hotel: The Illustrated Screenplay
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?”
― The Grand Budapest Hotel: The Illustrated Screenplay
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