“[indicating a junk car by a rural gas station] That's my '51 Dodge. No, that's my car! That's my car! Whooee! All my youth and passion... spent in that back seat. It's all gone, you see? It's all gone—rust and dust.”
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“[Lewis and Ed take a wrong turn looking for the river] First Griner: Where you goin' city…”
“Lewis: You w- you wanna...you wanna talk about the vanishing wilderness? Bobby: Lewis,…”
“You ever had your balls cut off you fucking ape?”
“Goddamn, you play a mean banjo.”