English 30 Quotes Flashcards
Too good
I was too good for this war.
On the Rainy River
My story
This is my story. This is the sacrifice my father made. This was his gift to me.
(Life is Beautiful)
Look
It was not at all expressed to me that he even comprehended my intention, for he gave me a look that I did not understand, and it all passed in a moment.
(Great Expectations)
Run
Run, I’d think. Then I’d think, Impossible. Then a second later I’d think, Run
(On the Rainy River)
Morning
Buon giorno, Principessa!
Life is Beautiful
Smith
…one man’s a blacksmith, and one’s a whitesmith, and one’s a goldsmith, and one’s a coppersmith. Diwisions among such must come, and must be met as they come.
(Great Expectations)
Fear
I feared the war, yes, but I also feared exile.
On the Rainy River
Place
What kind of place is this? It’s beautiful; Pigeons fly, women fall from the sky! I’m moving here!
(Life is Beautiful)
Two together
I must be taken as I have been made. The success is not mine, the failure is not mine, but the two together make me.
(Great Expectations)
Beyond
…and beyond the Rainy River was Canada
On the Rainy River
Serve
You’re serving, you’re not a servant
Life is Beautiful
Look’ee
Look’ee here, Pip. I’m you’re second father.
Great Expectations
Hero
The man who opened the door that day is the hero of my life.
On the Rainy River
Necessary
Nothing is more necessary than the unnecessary
Life is Beautiful
Living
She is living now. She is a lady and very beautiful. And I love her!
(Great Expectations)
Ashamed
I was ashamed of my conscience, ashamed of doing the right thing.
(On the Rainy River)
Sign
Starting tomorrow we’ll write: “No spiders and Visigoths allowed.”
(Life is Beautiful)
Twenty yards
Twenty yards. I could’ve done it.
On the Rainy River
Bus
Did you hear that? We’re taking the bus back!
Life is Beautiful
Question
What would you do?
On the Rainy River
Important
I have something important to tell you. Wait for my signal.
Life is Beautiful
Embarrass
What embarrasses me much more, and always will, is the paralysis that took my heart.
(On the Rainy River)
Dream
Dream sweet dreams. Maybe we are both dreaming. Maybe this is all a dream, and in the morning, Mommy will wake us up with milk and cookies.
(Life is Beautiful)
Coward
I survived, but it’s not a happy ending. I was a coward. I went to the war.
(On the Rainy River)