streets of gold

❝ i’ve jumped from higher places. ❞   ❝ no excuses, no equivocations… no crying. ❞   ❝ you’ve fooled them, haven’t you? but not me. ❞   ❝ be kind to one another. we’re all in this together. ❞   ❝ the paint is still fresh but i’m long gone. ❞   ❝ i am old and have wasted this life, but i cannot bear to destroy yours. ❞   ❝ you remind me of someone. someone i used to be. ❞   ❝ i’m not sure what you hope to find here. most stay away from this place like the plague. ❞   ❝ have courage. courage will put the odds in your favor. ❞   ❝ apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, eh? ❞   ❝ though my heart beats, i feel emptiness where it should reside. ❞   ❝ truth is no one is really in charge in this shitstorm and we all gotta take the lead in some way or another.  ❞   ❝ that’s my line. find your own. ❞   ❝ bad luck, strange things and unexplainable accidents seem to follow you. ❞   ❝ i was born with a wonderful curse. ❞   ❝ i didn’t get a good look and i really don’t want to! ❞   ❝ what does it matter if you gain the world if you lose your humanity? ❞   ❝ you called death to your door the instant you done me wrong. ❞   ❝ just like i’ve always said: live slow and die old. ❞   ❝ nothing here but the eyes, and they’re probably watching us right now. ❞   ❝ when all else spills out, cling only to your honour. ❞   ❝ you’d be surprised what tools can save a life. ❞ ❝ it is no coincidence that man is so familiar with demons. ❞   ❝ we’re not safe anywhere… ❞ ❝ whatever’s in there…is meant to stay in there. ❞ ❝ it isn’t that i don’t like adventure. it is more that i don’t like graves, tombs or places that feel dark, creepy and dangerous. ❞ ❝ well, this was pleasant…pleasant as a funeral. ❞ ❝ know who you are so you may shield your heart. ❞   ❝ it disheartens me. all this knowledge and effort and yet nothing usable to get out of this nightmare. ❞ ❝ sometimes a man’s best work is what puts him in the grave. ❞   ❝ i’ve kept my head down since birth. ❞   ❝ well…you don’t see that every day, do you? ❞ ❝ it’s entirely possible that if you were to understand all that this place is that you would go insane. ❞   ❝ i have failed you, but no more. ❞   ❝ i’ve seen the look on a man’s face when he realises he’s going to die. ❞   ❝ people are remembered for the challenges they overcome. ❞   ❝ i relied on others to protect me once and i lost everything. never again. ❞   ❝ slow down, don’t rush and try not to worry so much. ❞   ❝ just stay there. i’ll come for you! ❞   ❝ i’m good…don’t need a doctor. ❞   ❝ don’t play with powers you don’t understand. ❞   ❝ i’m becoming my father and i’m not sure if that’s a bad thing. ❞   ❝ you have passion and passion is everything. ❞   ❝ you’re very upset and i understand, but don’t…don’t stoop to their level. ❞   ❝ the only luck you get is the luck you make. ❞   ❝ empathy is what makes us human…if you lose this you are just a machine. ❞   ❝ words are more than words. they can build. they can destroy. ❞   ❝ maybe your need to prove yourself is killing something in you that doesn’t want to die. ❞   ❝ don’t apologise, no need for that. i’m just glad you’re okay. ❞   ❝ what the hell was i thinking? oh yeah…i wasn’t. ❞   ❝ what’s the use of winning if you lose all your friends? who are you going to share your victories with? ❞   ❝ you want revenge? best revenge is success. ❞   ❝ enough stupid talk and more drinking. ❞   ❝ i want this to be over. can’t this just be over? ❞   ❝ i don’t want to think about it. thinking about it hurts. ❞   ❝ i’m losing my mind if i haven’t lost it already. ❞   ❝ the weak are sacrificed first. it’s nature, it’s business…it’s the truth most refuse to face. ❞   ❝ you can run away and forget what you’re capable of or you can face your fears and remind the world who you are. ❞   ❝ i pity you. it’s as though every action you take brings the opposite of what you intend. ❞   ❝ and you? would you kill for me? ❞   ❝ i feel alive with you. more than alive. complete. ❞   ❝ i’m losing my grip on reality and maybe that’s a good thing. ❞   ❝ am i okay? will i be better? i don’t know. ❞   ❝ i’ve lost my edge. my anger. my rage. my hate. was that all i was? ❞   ❝ i never really had friends. not real ones, anyway. ❞   ❝ something is happening. i can’t see myself succeeding anymore. ❞   ❝ a curse is upon you. it will cause your ruin. ❞   ❝ never stop moving and hope you’re always two steps ahead of the beast. ❞   ❝ i was raised by a strict man who taught me how to make the best of a bad situation. ❞ ❝ enjoy this moment, few get so close. ❞   ❝ i feel wrecked. i am wrecked. ❞   ❝ shining in the darkest dark, your eyes pierce the night and sting my soul. ❞   ❝ ok, look. if we survive the next 24 hours, then i’ll take you out on a real date. ❞  ❝ come here little friend, i won’t hurt you. ❞   ❝ i’ve always felt like a cat. ❞   ❝ forgive me for waking you, but without you, i just can’t go on. ❞   ❝ i’m gonna be here when you wake up. you’re gonna make it. ❞   ❝ i’m not dying here in this hellhole. ❞   ❝ home…i don’t even remember where home is. ❞   ❝ we have to work as a team. i need you to survive so that i can survive. ❞   ❝ damn them as they would damn us. ❞   ❝ greed isn’t just about money. it’s about wanting more of anything.  ❞   ❝ you have no control. people like you never did. ❞   ❝ just stay there. i’ll come for you! ❞   ❝ if a father sacrifices not for his children, then who does he father? ❞   ❝ don’t run away, don’t say we’re through. ❞   ❝ what kinda ruckus you stirring? ❞   ❝ i’ve never been so scared in my whole life! you couldn’t care less about me…could you? ❞   ❝ i don’t like this game anymore. ❞   ❝ don’t let them turn you into what you’re not. ❞   ❝ please, don’t do this… ❞   ❝ know your place. know your damn place. ❞   ❝ you call these tools? …really? ❞ ❝ if you think you’re beaten, you are. if you think you can’t, you can’t. life’s battles aren’t won with speed and strength, but mind and will. ❞   ❝ it doesn’t matter who i am. i’m here for you. ❞   ❝ there’s what is easy and then there’s what is right. if you confuse the two, there’s no telling what you become. ❞   ❝ basic botany knowledge could save your life someday. ❞   ❝ only a fool would spit in a demon’s face and declare victory. ❞   ❝ i’ve never missed a race. i always reach the finish line. ❞   ❝ they will never catch me! ❞   ❝ you never leave a broken home. you only run away until the memories stop haunting you. ❞   ❝ in my restless dreams, i see that town. ❞   ❝ i dropped my precious ring, but i’ll never ever go back there. ❞   ❝ i’ve been watching you for a while. ❞   ❝ paying attention is what kept me alive through the years. that, and my good looks of course. ❞ ❝ all this time i’ve been trying so hard to pretend like everything’s fine, but it’s not. ❞   ❝ what can i say? i’m just a very lucky guy…i’m sure some of it will rub off on you. ❞   ❝ everything that glitters isn’t gold. but gold isn’t worth a damn in this place, so this should come in handy. ❞   ❝ your whisper on me, warm as can be. ❞   ❝ shit! i dropped the gauze! ❞   ❝ maybe winning isn’t everything. maybe you’re greedy. ❞   ❝ you are torn between right and wrong, good and evil. ❞   ❝ i’ve dealt with psychopaths in suits. you’re just uglier and worse dressed. ❞   ❝ when they come with a wrecking ball, build stronger walls. ❞   ❝ we can write our own story and decide how it really ends. ❞   ❝ that sound when you bleed…let me hear it again. ❞   ❝ attack an enemy with precision and their allies will feel it. ❞   ❝ within your enemy’s strength is weakness. ❞   ❝ ain’t no mess can stain a hard-working man’s soul. ❞   ❝ eat…eat. you’ll feel better when it’s down. ❞   ❝ this is my world. and you can’t ever leave. ❞   ❝ showing up when things get rough, listening to people’s problems, and supporting those in need; that’s how you become stronger, that’s how you grow. ❞   ❝ death is only the beginning. ❞   ❝ it is impossible to describe the horrifying scenes i have witnessed…death and misery, in every shape of terror, rule this place. ❞   ❝ knowledge without wisdom leads to self-destruction. ❞   ❝ don’t lose all your strength focusing on the negative. ❞   ❝ now why don’t you just fucking die? ❞   ❝ you’re struggling to maintain your humanity as you chase your dreams. ❞   ❝ monsters aren’t born. they’re made. ❞   ❝ your face is both beautiful and hideous at the same time. evil veiled by beauty. ❞   ❝ an eye for an eye and the world plunges into infinite night. good. ❞   ❝ better go back to sleep, there is no moon this night. ❞   ❝i barely escaped with my life—and wounded my arm in the process. ❞   ❝ pray all you want, your words are getting lost somewhere up here, in this place. ❞   ❝ i’ll hit you with everything i’ve got. then i’ll do it again. ❞   ❝ so, remember once you get in there… pretend like you don’t care. there you go, you’re learning my friend. you’re learning. ❞   ❝ what happened? you were supposed to keep a look out. you were supposed to warn us! ❞   ❝ i couldn’t be mithered with it all anyway, you know what i mean? can’t be arsed. ❞   ❝ dance with me, until sun’s up. ❞   ❝ your hands just can’t keep ahold of me. ❞   ❝ one small dose can cause severe hallucinations. ❞   ❝ the night assists me and it’s endless here. ❞ ❝ there won’t be nothing to fear soon. till then, fear me. ❞   ❝ get your prayers in, you’ll be swinging by noon. ❞   ❝ deals made in desperation are paid for in madness. ❞   ❝ that’s not enough to beat me. not even close. ❞   ❝ i promised to keep you safe, and that’s exactly what i plan on doing. ❞   ❝ something i learnt in the industry: when the axe is swinging, keep your head down. ❞ ❝ i wanna finish what we started. i want to kill it. ❞   ❝ these monsters… they adapt! they emerge with strange new abilities. ❞ ❝ ok, stay calm. don’t overthink it and just keep moving forward: you got this. ❞   ❝ that song, it drives me crazy! ❞ ❝ i’ll stop this. i promise. ❞   ❝ get outta my face! ❞   ❝ sorry i got a little jumpy there. didn’t know quite what to expect. ❞   ❝ i can do this. ❞   ❝ let them know you’re the best even at your worst and that will be their worst fucking hell. ❞   ❝ an image is worth a thousand words. ❞   ❝ there’s no need to worry. i’ve been preparing my whole life for this. ❞ ❝ smartasses get killed. i always see to that. ❞ ❝ there are moments when we cannot believe that what is happening is really true. pinch yourself and you may find out that it is. ❞   ❝ it doesn’t matter. it just doesn’t matter. all that matters is surviving. ❞   ❝ this is not how i imagined my first day. ❞ ❝ i want to return home. i must return home. ❞      ❝ the silence is so deafening it hurts. ❞   ❝ look…just so you know, this is the last fucking time. ❞   ❝ it knows what it wants and won’t stop till it gets it. ❞   ❝ i don’t mind a little detective work. ❞   ❝ that’s what this place is. the embodiment of madness. ❞   ❝ most of the city has been reduced to shit. smoke and fumes seep through the streets. the air reeks of burning civilization. burning humanity. ❞   ❝ being brave doesn’t mean you’re not scared. it means you’re scared as hell, and then you pick up the shotgun anyway. ❞   ❝ does anyone else see that? just me? ❞   ❝ it’s like…a nightmare. ❞   ❝ in the end, we’re nothing but captive hearts. ❞ ❝ wishing longevity in a realm of terror and torture may be more akin to a curse. ❞   ❝ it’s my turn, bitch. ❞   ❝ stick to the shadows and cover your tracks. ❞   ❝ probably stings like hell, but it ain’t gonna kill ya. up and at ‘em soldier. ❞   ❝ you’re doing it wrong! let me show you how it’s done. ❞   ❝ you have to stay smart. stupidity gets you dead. ❞   ❝ we can’t just leave them there! ❞   ❝ try this, it’s better than anything you’ll find in a pharmacy. ❞   ❝ something wicked pierces the shadows of this frightful night. ❞   ❝ now we find a safehouse and get some rest. ❞   ❝ lose the tie. lose the god damn tie. ❞   ❝ words won’t work on this thing. ❞   ❝ in a wasteland of forgotten dreams and endless routine, the only man with a way out is god. ❞   ❝ listen, there are rules. ❞   ❝ to plan subterfuge, begin with a counsel of none. ❞   ❝ there’s no getting out of this now. we’re too good at it. ❞ ❝ this is no place for cowards. ❞ ❝ it is a trap. but a trap one must step in. ❞   ❝ there’s nothing to be scared of. ❞  

Oliver & Company (1988)