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Dad, I said it was a matter of honor, remember? They called me chicken. You know, chicken? I had to go because if I didn't I'd never be able to face those kids again. I got in one of those cars, and Buzz, that - Buzz, one of those kids - he got in the other car, and we had to drive fast and then jump, see, before the car came to the end of the bluff, and I got out OK, and Buzz didn't and, uh, killed him...I can't - I can't keep it to myself anymore.
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You can trust me, Judy.
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No, don't turn on the lights. Don't. It's too bright. Plato doesn't... Turn out the lights! I've got the bullets! Look!
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[to his parents] This is Judy. She's my friend
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I never thought I'd live to see eighteen. Isn't that dumb? Every day I look in the mirror and say "What? You still here?"
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Nobody talks to children. No, they just tell them.
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If I had one day when I didn't have to be all confused and I didn't have to feel that I was ashamed of everything. If I felt that I belonged someplace. You know?
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You're tearing me apart!
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Wanna' see a monkey?
Wanna' see a monkey?