Everything is connected, everything is a balance. With good there is always bad. The two...
— Michael Mitnick, Robert B. Weide, The Giver, Jeff Bridges, The Giver
Everything is connected, everything is a balance. With good there is always bad. The two...
— Michael Mitnick, Robert B. Weide, The Giver, Jeff Bridges, The Giver
Iris, if you were a melody... I used only the good notes.
Your instructions said I can lie. Do you lie?
— Michael Mitnick, Robert B. Weide, Jonas, Brenton Thwaites, The Giver
I hadn't been wrong. THIS was wrong. They hadn't eliminated murder. They brought it home. They just called it by a different name.
— Michael Mitnick, Robert B. Weide, Jonas, Brenton Thwaites, The Giver
You see, no one in our Community has any memory of the past. Only me. When the Elders need guidance on matters that are beyond their experience, I provide wisdom. That is now your role, to provide guidance in the present using memories of the past.
— Michael Mitnick, Robert B. Weide, The Giver, Jeff Bridges, The Giver
It's Christmas Eve and we are going to go celebrate being young and being alive.
You have the courage. Let me give you the strength.
— Michael Mitnick, Robert B. Weide, The Giver, Jeff Bridges, The Giver
Memories are not just about the past. They determine our future. You can change things. You can make things better.
— Michael Mitnick, Robert B. Weide, The Giver, Jeff Bridges, The Giver
I had learned that knowing what something is is not the same as knowing how something feels.
— Michael Mitnick, Robert B. Weide, Jonas, Brenton Thwaites, The Giver
Oh, all the time. Mostly for personal amusement—but I won't lie to you.
— Michael Mitnick, Robert B. Weide, The Giver, Jeff Bridges, The Giver
The Giver: Her name was Rosemary. She was my daughter. I loved her. Chief Elder: Precision of language. The Giver: Haha! Could not be more precise.
— Michael Mitnick, Robert B. Weide, Chief Elder, Meryl Streep, The Giver
[as to the Giver's dwelling] Asher and I, we used to dare each other to get close to his place. It was built right on the Edge. We'd all heard of people getting Lost to the Edge, never to be seen again, and yet, here I was, being told that I'd have to get close to it every day—for the rest of my lif…
— Michael Mitnick, Robert B. Weide, Jonas, Brenton Thwaites, The Giver
Let Jesus fuck you, let Jesus fuck you. Let him fuck you.
— William Peter Blatty, Demon (voice), Mercedes McCambridge, The Exorcist
You're going to die up there.
— William Peter Blatty, Regan MacNeil, Linda Blair, The Exorcist
Chief Elder: [beginning her commencement speech] Beginnings... From disorder and chaos, from great suffering, great pain. From confusion and envy and hatred came a solution: Communities. Serene, beautiful place where disorder became harmony. Jonas: I apologize. [no reply] I apologize? The Giver: Don…
— Michael Mitnick, Robert B. Weide, Chief Elder, Meryl Streep, The Giver
Especially important is the warning to avoid conversations with the demon. We may ask what is relevant but anything beyond that is dangerous. He is a liar. The demon is a liar. He will lie to confuse us. But he will also mix lies with the truth to attack us. The attack is psychological, Damien, and…
— William Peter Blatty, Father Merrin, Max von Sydow, The Exorcist
When people have the freedom to choose, they choose wrong—every single time.
— Michael Mitnick, Robert B. Weide, Chief Elder, Meryl Streep, The Giver
Demon: I'm not Regan. Father Karras: Well, then let's introduce ourselves. I'm Damien Karras. Demon: And I'm the Devil. Now kindly undo these straps. Father Karras: If you're the Devil, why not make the straps disappear? Demon: That's much too vulgar a display of power, Karras.
— William Peter Blatty, Father Karras, Jason Miller, The Exorcist
Your mother sucks cocks in Hell, Karras, you faithless slime.
— William Peter Blatty, Demon (voice), Mercedes McCambridge, The Exorcist
Demon: You killed your mother! You left her alone to die! Bastard! Father Karras: Shut up!
— William Peter Blatty, Father Karras, Jason Miller, The Exorcist