Scenes between Donnie and Gretchen are surprisingly sweet considering how creepy the rest of the movie is.
"So how does it feel having a wacko for a son?" "It feels wonderful."
When Donnie kisses Elizabeth goodbye while she is asleep, before he goes off to meet his fate.
During the Mad World montage, everyone looks emotionally disturbed except for Cherita, to whom Donnie promised that "One day, everything's going to be better".
