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1	->"''Now go home and get your fuckin' shinebox.''"
2	-->-- '''Billy Batts''', [[TemptingFate just before he is killed by Tommy DeVito]]
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4	->"For as long as I can remember I always wanted to be a gangster. To me, being a gangster was better than being president of the United States."
5	-->--Henry Hill, opening narration
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7	->''Paulie may have moved slow, but it was only because Paulie didn't have to move for anybody.''
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9	->'''Jimmy''': "I'm not mad, I'm proud of you. You took your first pinch like a man and you learn two great things in your life. Look at me, never rat on your friends and always keep your mouth shut."
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11	->'''Henry''' (after Tommy tells a crazy story): You're really funny!\
12	'''Tommy''': What do you mean I'm funny?\
13	'''Henry''': It's funny, you know. It's a good story, it's funny, you're a funny guy!\
14	'''Tommy''' (serious): What do you mean? You mean the way I talk? What?\
15	(''Everyone becomes quiet'')\
16	'''Henry''': It's just, you know, you're just funny. It's funny, the way you tell the story and everything.\
17	'''Tommy''': Funny how? I mean, what's funny about it?\
18	'''Anthony''': Tommy, no, you got it all wrong...\
19	'''Tommy''' (waves him off): Oh, oh, Anthony. He's a big boy, he knows what he said. (glares at Henry) What did ya say? Funny how?\
20	'''Anthony''': You're right.\
21	'''Henry''': Just...\
22	'''Tommy''': What?\
23	'''Henry''': Just, ya know, you're funny.\
24	'''Tommy''': You mean, let me understand this, 'cause, ya know maybe it's me, I'm a little fucked up maybe, but I'm funny ''how''? I mean funny like I'm a clown? I ''amuse you''? I make you laugh, I'm here to ''fucking'' amuse you? What do you mean funny? Funny how? How am I funny?\
25	'''Henry''': Just... you know, how you tell the story... what?\
26	'''Tommy''': No, no, I don't know. You said it! How do I know? You said I'm funny. How the ''fuck'' am I funny? What the fuck is so funny about me?! Tell me, tell me what's funny!\
27	(''Long painful pause'')\
28	'''Henry''' (grins): Get the fuck out of here, Tommy!\
29	(''Everyone laughs'')\
30	'''Tommy''' (grinning back): Ya motherfucker! I almost had him, ''I almost had him''! You stuttering prick, you! Frankie, was he shaking? I wonder about you sometimes, Henry. [[{{Foreshadowing}} You may fold under questioning]].
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32	->''"At the end, he regrets that he's no longer a wiseguy, but [[AtLeastIAdmitIt there's no hypocrisy about being sorry]] for his life, it's just, 'Gee, no more fun'. Now [[ShrugOfGod you can take that any way you want]]. [[IntendedAudienceReaction I think the audience should get angry at him and I would hope they do]]-- and maybe with [[SocietyIsToBlame the system which allows this]]."''
33	-->-- '''Martin Scorsese''', ''Scorsese on Scorsese'', page 160.
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