Remember Quotes

Max Rosenbaum: [in letter to Zev]We are the last living survivors from our prison block. Besides me, you are the only person who could still recognize the man who killed our families.

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[last lines] Retirement Home Senior: He couldn't have known what he was doing.
Max Rosenbaum: He knew exactly what he was doing.
Retirement Home Senior: What? What are you talking about, Max?
Max Rosenbaum: The man he killed was named Kunibert Sturm. And Zev's name was Otto Wallisch. They were the men who... murdered my family.

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Tyler: Are you going to Cleveland too?
Zev Gutman: [in German]Ja.
Tyler: Why don't you fly? It's faster.
Zev Gutman: I don't know. [laughs]
Tyler: [smiles]That's not a good reason.
Zev Gutman: [laughs]You're a real whipperschnapper aren't you?

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Zev Gutman: Did your father ever talk to you about Germany?
John Kurlander: Are you kidding me? He never stopped talking about Germany.
Zev Gutman: Did he ever speak to you about the war?
John Kurlander: Of course. You know he was a collector, right?

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Zev Gutman: [after Molly reads Max's letter]You did a very good job.
Molly: Thanks. Who's Ruth?
Zev Gutman: My wife.
Molly: I thought she was bringing me candy.
Zev Gutman: [dejected]I thought so too.

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Max Rosenbaum: Do you remember what you said you would do when Ruth died?
Zev Gutman: [pauses]No.
Max Rosenbaum: That's okay, it's okay. I wrote everything down so you could remember.

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Max's Great Grandaughter: Did you meet Nanna in Germany?
Zev Gutman: [distracted]Uh, no, no, I met her in America. I met her at Coney [Max coaxes Zev onward]
Zev Gutman: ... Coney Island.

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Tyler: My name's Tyler [extends hand]
Zev Gutman: [shakes hand]Nice to meet you, Tyler. My name is Zev.
Tyler: That's a strange name.
Zev Gutman: In Hebrew, it means wolf.
Tyler: Cool.

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[first lines] Zev Gutman: [waking up]Ruth? Ruth?
Zev Gutman: [emerging from his room]Where's my wife?
Paula: Mr. Guttman! You can't be sneaking up on me like that!
Zev Gutman: Where is my wife? Where is Ruth?
Paula: I'm sorry, Mr. Guttman, your wife passed away about a week ago.
Zev Gutman: Ah. [sitting down]
Zev Gutman: Oh. I'm sorry. Who are you?
Paula: My name's Paula. I was Mrs. Guttman's nursing aide. Your family asked me to stay on for another week or two. Let's get some breakfast. You'll be feeling better after breakfast.

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Zev Gutman: [Zev is lost in a department store with huge signs that seem to remind him of a concentration camp]
Department store clerk: Can I help you find anything?
Zev Gutman: [distracted]Oh, uh, yes, I, I want to buy a, a... a new shirt.
Department store clerk: Well, we have a great deal on shorts and button-downs.
Zev Gutman: [in German]Ja?
Department store clerk: Can I show you?
Zev Gutman: [nods in agreement]Thank you.
Department store clerk: Yeah? You always find the best deals at the end of the season.

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Gun Shop Owner: Now, this is a 9mm Glock 17.
Zev Gutman: Glock, it-it is German, no?
Gun Shop Owner: You're in the right neighborhood - manufactured in Austria.

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Gun Shop Owner: How can I help you?
Zev Gutman: My friend recommended your shop to me.
Gun Shop Owner: Well, tell your friend we appreciate the recommendation.What are you looking to pick up?
Zev Gutman: Oh, something small.

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