Daily Dialogue — December 15, 2013

Forrest Gump: What’s my destiny, Mama?
Mrs. Gump: You’re gonna have to figure that out for yourself. Life is a box of chocolates, Forrest. You never know what you’re going to get.

— Forrest Gump (1994), screenplay by Eric Roth, novel by Winston Groom

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week is parental advice, suggested by David Proenza.

Trivia: The movie’s line “Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” was voted as the #40 movie quote by the American Film Institute (out of 100).

Dialogue On Dialogue: As Forrest says, “Mama always had a way of explaining things so I could understand them.” And sometimes when a character does that in a movie, especially with flair, you end up with a most memorable line of dialogue.

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