Prosper Quotes in The Thief Lord (2006)

Bo: Where have you been?

Prosper: At the merry-go-round with Scip.

Bo: Didn't work, did it?

Prosper: Yeah, it did. Scip's all grown up.

Bo: Really? But you're still my same Prop.

Prosper: Are you disappointed?

Bo: No. I'm happy.

Riccio: See, it wasn't our Scip.

Prosper: Yes it was.

Bo: And his dad's a meanie.

Riccio: What are you talking about? Scip doesn't have a dad.

Prosper: Why don't you go introduce yourself?

Bo: Prop?

Prosper: Hmm?

Bo: When you have no money do you have to run away from everyone?

Prosper: We're not running away any more, Bo. Mum wanted us to be here, this is where we live now.

Bo: [Bo looks around the alleyway] Here?

Barbarossa: Three hundered for the lot; most of it's rubbish.

Prosper: Eight.

Barbarossa: Four.

Prosper: Seven.

Barbarossa: Four seven-five.

Prosper: Six eight-seven and a half.

Prosper: [taking his letter] We may be young but we're not completely stupid.

Barbarossa: Give that back! Before I tear you nasty little tongue out you...

Bo: [slams his candy down] You can keep it because you shouted at Prosper! And anyway, it was yucky.

Bo: Prop, where's this train going?

Prosper: Hopefully South.

Scipio: Now tell me, what did you steal? Money, jewels? Are you lock-pickers? Purse-pickers?- Pocket-pickers?

Prosper: We're not thieves.

Prosper: The Thief Lord was a little rich boy's game. And we were your fools.

Prosper: You better go home, Scipio. The others are angry. They don't understand what you've done.

Scipio: Are you angry? Do you understand?

Prosper: [pauses and Scipio looks down sadly] I'm trying.

Prosper: We may be young, but we're not completely stupid.

Prosper: Problems don't just disappear because you've got older.

Prosper: What you do is your choice. But I can't do this.

Scipio: What about Bo? Think how happy he'd be

Prosper: Bo wants me as a brother, not a father.

Scipio: What's the matter?

Prosper: I'm scared.

Scipio: Of what?

Prosper: Of guns.

Bo: [holding gondola ornaments] Look, Prop. Gondolas.

Prosper: What are you doing opening the boxes? Put 'em back.

Bo: I didn't. This one was open already.

Prosper: Put 'em back, anyway. They don't belong to us.