Columbus Quotes

Casey: I'm really interested in architecture.
Jin: Yeah, I hear this town is quite the Mecca.

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Jin: The problem with being a tour guide is that you stop seeking. You become some arbiter of tidbit facts... that you start repeating over and over.

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Casey: Smart phone, dumb human.

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Jin: I don't know if I believe that, you know? That architecture has the power to heal.

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Casey: So down with books, long live video games?

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Jin: I think religions are like monarchies. There might be a good king here and there... but the system is problematic. Too easy to exploit.
Casey: So you're anti-monarchy?

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Jin: Where are we?
Casey: Nowhere!
Jin: What is this?
Casey: This is where I went to school.
Jin: That's brutal.

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Jin: You grow up around something, and it feels like nothing.

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Jin: You could do a lot better!
Casey: Than what? Taking care of my mom? You obviously don't get that, do you? Because you're here hoping that your dad dies so you don't have to mourn for him.

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[last lines] Casey: Thanks... for everything.
Jin: Thank you... for being here
Casey: I hope my mom's gonna be okay.
Jin: She's gonna be all right. She wants this for you. Caseey, she's so proud of you.
Casey: I feel bad leaving you, too. You gotta keep my posted, okay?
Jin: I will. But you need to stop feeling bad.
Casey: Yeah... so do you.
Jin: Maybe.
Casey: Think I'm gonna quit smoking.
Jin: Yeah?
Casey: Yeah.
Jin: It's probably a good idea. [referring to Eleanor]
Jin: She's not a fan. [pause]
Jin: You better get going.
Casey: I know. [They embrace each other]

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[first lines][korean, subtitled] Eleanor: [searching for the Professor, Jin's father]Professor! Professor! Professor? Professor! Professor! There you are. Thought I lost you.

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Casey: In the middle of all the mess, in this fucking strip mall there was this.

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