Donnie Darko (2001)
Katharine Ross: Dr. Lilian Thurman
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Quotes
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Dr. Lilian Thurman : Donnie, what did Roberta Sparrow say to you?
Donnie : She said that every living creature on Earth dies alone.
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Dr. Lilian Thurman : Do you feel alone right now?
Donnie : Oh, I don't know. I mean, I'd like to believe I'm not, but I just... I've just never seen any proof, so I... I just don't debate it anymore, you know? It's like I could spend my whole life debating it over and over again, weighing the pros and cons. And in the end, I still wouldn't have any proof. So I just... I just don't debate it anymore. It's absurd.
Dr. Lilian Thurman : The search for God is absurd?
Donnie : It is if everyone dies alone.
Dr. Lilian Thurman : Does that scare you?
Donnie : I don't want to be alone.
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Dr. Lilian Thurman : Donnie. An atheist is someone who denies altogether the existence of God. You're an agnostic. An agnostic is someone who believes that there can be no proof of the existence of God, but does not deny a possibility that God exists.
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Dr. Lilian Thurman : Do you still think about girls a lot?
Donnie : [Under hypnosis] Yeah.
Dr. Lilian Thurman : How are things going at school?
Donnie : I think about girls a lot.
Dr. Lilian Thurman : I asked you about school, Donnie.
Donnie : I think about fucking a lot during school.
Dr. Lilian Thurman : What else do you think about during school?
Donnie : Married with Children.
Dr. Lilian Thurman : Do you think about your family?
Donnie : I just turn down the volume and think about fucking Christina Applegate.
Dr. Lilian Thurman : I asked you about your family, Donnie.
Donnie : [Chuckling] No. I don't think about fucking my family. That's gross.
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Dr. Lilian Thurman : If the sky were to suddenly open up, there would be no law, there would be no rule. There would only be you and your memories.
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Donnie : [discussing his parents] They didn't buy me what I wanted for Christmas.
Dr. Lilian Thurman : What did you want for Christmas that year?
Donnie : Hungry, Hungry Hippos.
Dr. Lilian Thurman : And how did you feel, being denied these Hungry, Hungry Hippos?
Donnie : Regret.
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Donnie : I have to obey him. He saved my life. I have to obey him, or I'll be left all alone. And then... And then I won't be able to figure out what this is all about. I won't be able to know his master plan.
Dr. Lilian Thurman : Do you mean *God's* master plan? Do you now believe in God?
Donnie : I have the power to build a time machine.
Dr. Lilian Thurman : How is that possible? How is time travel possible? Donnie?
Donnie : Time's up, Frank said.
Dr. Lilian Thurman : When is this going to happen?
Donnie : S-S-Soon.
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Dr. Lilian Thurman : What is going to happen?
Donnie : [crying] Frank is gonna kill.
Dr. Lilian Thurman : Who is he going to kill? Who is he going to kill, Donnie?
Donnie : [sees Frank] I can see him right now!
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Dr. Lilian Thurman : Has he ever told you about his friend Frank?
Rose Darko : Frank?
Dr. Lilian Thurman : Yes, the giant bunny rabbit.
Edward Darko : The what?
Rose Darko : I don't recall him ever having mentioned a rabbit.
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Dr. Lilian Thurman : If this world were to end, there would only be you and him... and no one else.