Carnivàle Quotes
Lucius Belyakov: A dark heart dwells where the branches meet / Anointed dagger plunge thee deep.
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Samson: Lyle, I'm tellin' you this operation is 100% legit.
Sheriff Lyle Donovan: I never heard an honest man use legit.
Sheriff Lyle Donovan: I never heard an honest man use legit.
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[Brother Justin is in an insane asylum when a radio program concerning him begins to air amidst the cacophony]
Justin: Be still. [Total silence except for the radio broadcast]
Justin: Be still. [Total silence except for the radio broadcast]
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Samson: Before the beginning, after the great war between Heaven and Hell, God created the Earth and gave dominion over it to the crafty ape he called Man. And to each generation was born a creature of light and a creature of darkness. And great armies clashed by night in the ancient war between good and evil. There was magic then, nobility, and unimaginable cruelty. And so it was until the day that a false sun exploded over Trinity, and man forever traded away wonder for reason.
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Brother Justin: Latter day versions of the vile plagues that rained on Egypt, the fires that consumed Soddom and Gomorrah. Scourges of the old testament, yes, but even now, brothers and sisters, even now drought and pestilance fester in the very heart of this great land. Titanic sandstorms, the likes of which man has not seen since the days of the prophets… And I ask myself, "What are these things? What are they, if not evidence of God's fury? What are they, if not harbingers of the apocalypse?" And yet… and yet, as I walked to church today, these troubled thoughts were soothed by a balmy wind. And as I looked out upon the endless acres of rich, untilled earth, I realised, brothers and sisters, that this is truly the promised land and that we are indeed blessed. But let us not forget the less fortunate. Let us not forget that they too were once blessed. And let us not forget that the lord giveth, and the lord taketh away. Amen.
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Brother Justin: Eleanor, I see you in my sermons, and you pray so hard it breaks my heart. But my words, they wash over you like water over a stone. We all, each of us, carry within us the seeds of our own salvation and our own damnation. You do belive that, don't you?
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[Lila looks at Ben, asleep on her sofa.]
Lila: Fine looking boy…
Lodz: [chuckles] You have a singularly prurient mind, Lila.
Lila: And what would you know about it?
Lodz: More than I care to, believe me.
Lila: Fine looking boy…
Lodz: [chuckles] You have a singularly prurient mind, Lila.
Lila: And what would you know about it?
Lodz: More than I care to, believe me.
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Catalina: Your wife, she's one sexy mujerzuela.
Stumpy: Heh. You go sleep with her then.
Stumpy: Heh. You go sleep with her then.
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Management: You must act as a man, not a boy. A boy mends the broken bones of his playmates, and resurrects little kittens for his own amusement. This is different, this is a woman's life. A human life. To restore it you must take life… with deliberation. You must choose the life you take — that is the way of our kind.
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Ben Hawkins: I ain't here to play games with someone hiding behind some curtain.
Lodz: Best keep a civil tongue in your head, boy.
Lodz: Best keep a civil tongue in your head, boy.
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Management: Another step and I will kill you where you stand… then what will become of your friend, I wonder.
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Ben Hawkins: Who are you?
Management: Someone who understands the life you've led, the questions you have, the torments… Someone who understands what it is to make such a choice. One life for another.
Management: Someone who understands the life you've led, the questions you have, the torments… Someone who understands what it is to make such a choice. One life for another.
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Management: You have made this choice before.
Ben Hawkins: What do you know about that?
Management: I know that you are capable of making such a choice. Capable of saying "this one deserves to live, this one deserves to die".
Ben Hawkins: No, that ain't my place.
Management: If that is true, my friend, then why is such a choice possible? Why are you not like other men, left behind to bury your dead, knash your teeth and cry out to God, "Why her, Lord, why not another?" The answer is self-evident. It is your place, Ben Hawkins; it cannot be escaped. It can only be accepted… Her life for another's. It is the only way… You may go now.
Ben Hawkins: What do you know about that?
Management: I know that you are capable of making such a choice. Capable of saying "this one deserves to live, this one deserves to die".
Ben Hawkins: No, that ain't my place.
Management: If that is true, my friend, then why is such a choice possible? Why are you not like other men, left behind to bury your dead, knash your teeth and cry out to God, "Why her, Lord, why not another?" The answer is self-evident. It is your place, Ben Hawkins; it cannot be escaped. It can only be accepted… Her life for another's. It is the only way… You may go now.
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Stumpy: It's a hell of marriage we got here.
Rita Sue: I wouldn't trade it.
Stumpy: Wouldn't be any takers.
Rita Sue: I wouldn't trade it.
Stumpy: Wouldn't be any takers.
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Tommy Dolan: Do you need an audience, Brother Justin?
Brother Justin: What I need will take some time to accomplish. But the first step is getting out my message.
Brother Justin: What I need will take some time to accomplish. But the first step is getting out my message.
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Norman Balthus: My greatest evil? Saving your life? Giving you refuge? Protecting and nurturing you?
Brother Justin: No, this can't be.
Norman Balthus: By your own words, the sin l must embrace, the evil that l have brought into the world...
Brother Justin: [Visibly shocked] ls me!
Norman Balthus: lt's not too late, son. Pray with me now. Beg the Lord God to have pity upon you. Pray with me, pray that the demon leave you.
Brother Justin: There is no demon in me! The demon is me.
Brother Justin: No, this can't be.
Norman Balthus: By your own words, the sin l must embrace, the evil that l have brought into the world...
Brother Justin: [Visibly shocked] ls me!
Norman Balthus: lt's not too late, son. Pray with me now. Beg the Lord God to have pity upon you. Pray with me, pray that the demon leave you.
Brother Justin: There is no demon in me! The demon is me.
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Tommy Dolan: Deal?
Brother Justin: I'm reminded of the phrase "making a deal with the devil".
Tommy Dolan: Oh, come on, now. I'm not that bad.
Brother Justin: No, no, you're not.
Brother Justin: I'm reminded of the phrase "making a deal with the devil".
Tommy Dolan: Oh, come on, now. I'm not that bad.
Brother Justin: No, no, you're not.
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Samson: On the heels of the skirmish men foolishly called the War to End All Wars, the Dark One sought to elude his destiny, live as a mortal. So he fled across the ocean, to an empire called America. But by his mere presence, a cancer corrupted the spirit of the land. People were rendered mute by fools who spoke many words but said nothing. For whom oppression and cowardice were virtues, and freedom… an obscenity. And into this dark heartland, the prophet stalked his enemy, till, diminished by his wounds, he turned to the next in the ancient line of Light. And so it was that the fate of mankind came to rest on the trembling shoulders of the most reluctant of saviors.
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[In a vision, Ben observes a younger, unmaimed Belyakov before the Tree.]
Lucius Belyakov: Behold the Usher! A dark heart dwells where branches meet. Anointed dagger, plunge thee deep.
Lucius Belyakov: Behold the Usher! A dark heart dwells where branches meet. Anointed dagger, plunge thee deep.
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[Brother Justin chuckles over Sophie's embarrassment when she curses during her chores.]
Brother Justin: Vulgarity is not a sin against God, but against Polite Society. Between you and me, I don't give a shit about Polite Society.
Brother Justin: Vulgarity is not a sin against God, but against Polite Society. Between you and me, I don't give a shit about Polite Society.
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Brother Justin: You must choose. Them or me! Tell me!
Sophie: Go to hell!
Brother Justin: Go? Why? I plan on bringing it here.
Sophie: Go to hell!
Brother Justin: Go? Why? I plan on bringing it here.
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[Samson, Jonesy, and Ben argue about finding Sophie in Justin's camp.]
Jonesy: What if she's dead?
Ben Hawkins: If she's dead… then God help 'em all in this valley. Every single last one of 'em.
Jonesy: What if she's dead?
Ben Hawkins: If she's dead… then God help 'em all in this valley. Every single last one of 'em.
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[Justin dismisses Stroud's concerns as they leave for the carnival ride set-up.]
Brother Justin: Pain is an unavoidable side effect.
Brother Justin: Pain is an unavoidable side effect.
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[Discussing the Bible]
Brother Justin: Once you get past the striking repetition, it's really quite banal. [laughs] Blessed are the meek. Can you imagine?
Brother Justin: Once you get past the striking repetition, it's really quite banal. [laughs] Blessed are the meek. Can you imagine?
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