Daily Dialogue — May 23, 2013

Mr. White: I don’t want any of this lover’s lament crap. I want something peppy, something happy, something up-tempo. I want something snappy.
Jimmy: [smiles and sings] I… I quit… I quit… I quit… [speaks seriously] I quit, Mr. White.

— That Thing You Do (1996), written by Tom Hanks

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week is original composition [song/poem], sugggested by churnage. Today’s suggestion by plinytheelder_t.

Trivia: Tom Hanks’s writer-directorial film debut.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Next time you are writing a scene in which a character quits a job, consider having them write a poem or pen a song verse for the occasion. That would be memorable.