Jesse Aarons Quotes in Bridge to Terabithia (2007)

Jesse Aarons: [crying] Is it like the Bible says? Is she going to Hell?

Jack Aarons: I don't know everything about God, but I do know he's not going to send that little girl to Hell.

Jesse Aarons: [sobs] Then I'm going to Hell, because it's all my fault.

Jack Aarons: Don't you think that, even for a minute.

Jesse Aarons: Next time, we should invite Leslie to go. She'd like that.

Jesse Aarons: How come you're so good at that?

Leslie Burke: Good at what?

Jesse Aarons: Building stuff. I mean, you're really good at it for a girl.

Leslie Burke: Same way I'm fast... for a girl.

Jesse Aarons: You know what I mean.

Leslie Burke: You're pretty good at art, for a boy.

Jesse Aarons: Okay, okay, truce.

Jesse Aarons: That's what Leslie Burke says. She told me to keep my mind wide open.

Ms. Edmonds: Leslie Burke is right. Mind like yours wide open, you could create a whole new world.

Leslie Burke: Write, "Dear Janice..."

Jesse Aarons: You do it.

Leslie Burke: No way. Boys' handwriting sucks. No offense. It's gotta be you.

Jesse Aarons: [squogres come] Where are Terabithian warriors when you need 'em?

Leslie Burke: I don't know!

Jesse Aarons: [Terabithian warrior comes] Great! Now there's three of us!

Leslie Burke: You're lucky to have a sister.

Jesse Aarons: Yeah, I got four of 'em, and I'd trade 'em all for a good dog.

Jesse Aarons: Look, the Squogre and the Vulture.

Gary Fulcher: Hey, here he comes.

Leslie Burke: And a guy who can stand up to a squogre is scared of a Hoager?

Jesse Aarons: [pauses, then walks up to Ms. Edmunds's car] Ms. Edmunds?

Ms. Edmonds: [gasps] He speaks!

May Belle Aarons: Alexandra! My daddy gave me Twinkies. And neither one squished 'cause I didn't put 'em next to my drink.

Jesse Aarons: May Belle. I'd shut up about those Twinkies if I were you.

May Belle Aarons: You're just mad 'cause I got some and you didn't.

Jesse Aarons: Whatever. Just don't come cryin' to me when you lose them.

May Belle Aarons: I'm gonna eat 'em, not lose 'em.

Jesse Aarons: [to Leslie about going into the bathroom to talk to Janice Avery] What's the matter? A girl who can stand up to a giant troll is afraid of some dumb eighth grader?