Allie Quotes in The Mosquito Coast (1986)

Allie: Strictly speaking, there's no such thing as invention, you know. It's only magnifying what already exists.

Allie: The people in New York live on pet food and they'll kill you for a quarter. You don't dare take a walk for fear of someone sticking a knife in your ribs. Think about it. If you stay home, they come in through the windows! Ten year old homicidal maniacs on every street corner. They go to school! Hah! They go to school!

Allie: It's amazing what you can find in a book. You should open one sometime.

Allie: Where are we?

Billy Stone: Not where. When.

Huko: If you were royal, you would know.

Allie: I could go to the library. They got tons of books there that have information...

Huko: You would know.

Allie: You know, I do know this: You're a jerk!

Huko: No, I'm not. What's a jerk?

Allie: You honestly believe that you're better than us?

Huko: I am. I am a king.

Allie: That's just a title. What's under that skin of yours?

Huko: Someone very special.

Leila: Where have you been? I haven't seen you since Thursday.

Allie: Walking, just walking around. I can't seem to sleep at night, not in this city.

Leila: Doesn't seem like you sleep at all.

Allie: Well, I have my dreams while I'm awake.

Allie: [reading from a book] She has dropped a roll of paper from her breast. A stranger picks it up, shuts himself in his room all night, and reads the manuscript, which contains the following: When she ventured out with her silk net, on the end of a russ, chasing the wild, free hummingbird. Send me one and I, in return, will wreath a garland of violets, mint, and geraniums. I was not present at the event of which my daughter's death was the result. If I had been, I would have defended that angel at the cost of my blood. Maldoror was passing with his bulldog. He sees a young girl sleeping in the shade of a plain tree. At first he took her for a rose. It is impossible to say which came first to his mind - the sight of this young girl or the resolution which followed. He undresses rapidly like a man who knows what he is going to do. He opens the angular claws of the steel hydra; and armed with a scalpel of the same kind, seeing that the green of the grass had not yet disappeared beneath all the blood which had been shed, he prepares, without planning, to dig his knife courageously into the unfortunate child. Widened hole, he pulls out one after one... corpses sleep again in the shade. Pig-snouted brutishness covered him with its protective wings and cast loving glances at him.

Allie: Some people, you know, they - they can distract themselves with ambitions and motivation to work, you know, but not me... They think people like myself are crazy, you know. Everyone does because of the way I live, you know.

Allie: [Reluctantly agreeing to go home with Eddie] First the ground rules. If you say too many stupid things, I'll have to slug you. If you say anything nasty about Jake, I'll have to slug you. If you try to feel me up, I'll have to slug you. If you make me listen to any sexist, racist, or homophobic jokes, I'm gonna have to slug you. And finally, I might just have to slug you from time to time to simply because I find the prospect of driving across the country with you incredibly stressful!

Eddie: Alright. Sounds like a party to me.

Eddie: [as Allie emerges from her motel room] Whoa! You're not so cute in the morning. I'm kind of glad nothing happened.

[she slugs him for that remark]

Eddie: Ow! You just slugged me!

Allie: As per our agreement.

Allie: Well, look at that . The clock man is sexually harassing the clock lady. How typical.

Eddie: Uh, don't witness it. You might have to testify.

Allie: Wow, Eddie. That was actually clever.

Allie: You know what I've always wondered?

Eddie: What?

Allie: Out of all the planets in the universe, how is it that this is the only one that's spawned intelligent life?

Eddie: Yeah. You know what I always wonder about?

Allie: What's that?

Eddie: How come more breakfast joints don't serve your food right in the skillet like Denny's? I mean, think about it. They give you your meat, your eggs, your spuds right in the pan. Man, that rocks! Or like when a homeless guy comes up to you and he says he's the Messiah. And then he asks you for money, and you just want to walk away, but then you think to yourself, 'what happens if he IS the Messiah, and I'm just blowing the dude off?' Think about it.

Allie: [unable to believe what she's hearing] I take back what I said about intelligent life on Earth.

Justin: [Allie is rifling in the shelf; Justin comes up from behind her, putting his hands on her shoulders and puts his mouth close to her hair and neck] I'd like to change my order.

Allie: [giggles] That's not on the menu.

[turns and they share a smooch and Allie rests the sides of her hands on his chest]

Allie: So, how much salt is currently on the floor under your table?

Justin: [smiles] I

[pause]

Justin: needed a way to get you alone. And don't worry: I threw some over my shoulder for good luck.

Allie: [giggles then demeanor becomes somewhat serious] You know, you shouldn't be here.

Justin: I know. But I had some time open and I really wanted to see you.

Allie: I'm sorry I have to sneak around like this.

Justin: I don't know; that time in the back of my car was pretty fun.

[kisses her neck]

Allie: I kind of like having something that is just for me. And there's my mom and her inevitable freak-out.

Justin: It's okay. You don't have to explain. We can take this as slowly as you want.

Allie: Not too slow.

[kisses him, her arms around his neck]

[last lines]

Allie: Do you think our love, can take us away together?

Duke: I think our love can do anything we want it to.

Allie: I love you.

Duke: I love you, Allie.

Allie: Good night.

Duke: Good night. I'll be seeing you.

Allie: Do you think our love can make miracles?

Duke: I do.

Nurse Esther: The doctor needs to see you.

Allie: Me? Now?

Nurse Esther: No, him.

Allie: But he hasn't finished reading his story.

Noah: I'll read some more when I'm through with the doctor. This shouldn't take too long.

Allie: All right.

Noah: Don't you go away. I'll be right back.

Nurse Esther: While you waiting, maybe you'd like to play the piano for a few minutes. You do like that.

Allie: I do?

Nurse Esther: Mm-hmm.

Allie: I don't know any tunes.

Nurse Esther: You can read music.

Allie: No kidding?

Nurse Esther: Mm-hmm.

Allie: They fell in love, didn't they?

Duke: Yes, they did.

Allie: Did you write that?

Duke: No, that was Walt Whitman.

Allie: I think I knew him...

Duke: I think you did too.

Allie: Well, like you say mom. Smart people, girls especially, are all fucked up.

Allie: Just don't drink anymore.

Sarah: It's not that easy.

Allie: Try middle school.