Mary and Max Quotes

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Narrator : He smelled like licorice and old books, she thought to herself, as tears rolled from her eyes, the color of muddy puddles.

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Max Jerry Horovitz : Do you have a favourite-sounding word? My top-five are "ointment," "bumblebee," "Vladivostok," "banana," and "testicle."

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Max Jerry Horovitz : When I was young, I invented an invisible friend called Mr Ravioli. My psychiatrist says I don't need him anymore, so he just sits in the corner and reads.

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Max Jerry Horovitz : Butts are bad because they wash out to sea, and fish smoke them and become nicotine-dependent.

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Max Jerry Horovitz : [ to Mary ] Have you ever been a communist? Have you ever been attacked by a crow or similar large bird?

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Young Mary : [ about Len Hislop ] He's scared of outside, which is a disease called homophobia.

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Max Jerry Horovitz : Unfortunately, in America, babies are not found in cola cans. I asked my mother when I was four, and she said they came from eggs laid by rabbis. If you aren't Jewish, they're laid by Catholic nuns. If you're an atheist, they're laid by dirty, lonely prostitutes.

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Max Jerry Horovitz : It would be good if there was a Fat Fairy. She would be a bit like the Tooth Fairy but would suck out your fat.

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Narrator : Max knew nothing about love. It was as foreign to him as scuba diving.

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Max Jerry Horovitz : I have also invented some new words. "Confuzzled", which is being confused and puzzled at the same time, "snirt", which is a cross between snow and dirt, and "smushables", which are squashed groceries you find at the bottom of the bag. I have sent a letter to the Oxford Dictionary people asking them to include my words but I have not heard back.

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Narrator : Max hoped Mary would write again. He'd always wanted a friend. A friend that wasn't invisible, a pet or rubber figurine.

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Max Jerry Horovitz : Not much has happened since I last wrote except for my manslaughter charges, lotto win, and Ivy's death.

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Max Jerry Horovitz : Dear Mary, please find enclosed my entire Noblet collection as a sign that I forgive you.

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Max Jerry Horovitz : [ to Mary ] Dr. Bernard Hazelhof said if I was on a desert island, then I would have to get used to my own company - just me and the coconuts. He said I would have to accept myself, my warts and all, and that we don't get to choose our warts. They are part of us and we have to live with them. We can, however, choose our friends, and I am glad I have chosen you.

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Max Jerry Horovitz : [ to Mary ] You are my best friend. You are my only friend.

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Narrator : Born in a barn in the hills of Boronia, Ralph lived a long life and died of pneumonia.

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