Jim Carroll Quotes in The Basketball Diaries (1995)

Jim Carroll: You're growing up. And rain sort of remains on the branches of a tree that will someday rule the Earth. And it's good that there is rain. It clears the month of your sorry rainbow expressions, and it clears the streets of the silent armies... so we can dance.

Jim Carroll: I saw this girl next to me who wasn't beautiful until she smiled.

Jim Carroll: First, it's a Saturday night thing when you feel cool like a gangster or a rockstar- just something to kill the boredom, you know? They call it a chippie, a small habit. It feels so good, you start doing it on Tuesdays... then Thursdays... then it's got you. Every wise ass punk on the block says it won't happen to them, but it does.

Reggie Porter: Hey white boy! Are you ready for your beatin'?

Jim Carroll: Don't let your mouth get you into something your ass can't handle.

Jim Carroll: I felt dazed, like I just came out of a 4 hour movie I didn't understand.

Jim Carroll: Time sure flies when you're young and jerking off.

Jim Carroll: I just wanna be pure, I just wanna be pure.

Jim Carroll: [narrating] When I was young, about eight or so, I tried making friends with God by inviting Him to my house to watch the World Series. He never showed.