Daily Dialogue — December 8, 2014

Joe Banks: You look terrible, Mr. Waturi. You look like a bag of shit stuffed in a cheap suit. Not that anyone could look good under these zombie lights. I, I, I, I can feel them sucking the juice out of my eyeball. Suck, suck, suck, SUCK… [makes a sucking noise] For 300 bucks a week, that’s the news. For 300 bucks a week, I’ve lived in this sink, this used rubber.
Mr. Waturi: You watch it, mister! There’s a woman here!
Joe Banks: [shouting] Don’t you think I know that, Frank? Don’t you think I am aware there is a woman here? I can smell her, like, like a flower. I can taste her, like sugar on my tongue. When I’m 20 feet away I can hear the fabric of her dress when she moves in her chair!

— Joe Versus the Volcano (1990), written by John Patrick Shanley

Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Quitting. Today’s suggestion by Jon.

Trivia: The books that Joe shows to Mr. Waturi describe the plot of the film: “Romeo and Juliet”, “Robinson Crusoe”, and “The Odyssey”

Dialogue On Dialogue: One of the all-time great quitting scenes, Joe giving voice to years of built-up frustration.

If you have a suggestion for this week’s theme, please post in comments.

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