Frankie Quote #522
Quote from Frankie in Spring Cleaning
Frankie: [v.o.] But nobody took anything. In fact, we woke up the next morning to even more stuff.
Frankie: A cat carrier? We never had a cat. Other people are dumping their stuff.
Frankie: [v.o.] And we didn't finish that day, either. After other people started dumping, we moved the stuff from the yard back into the family room. On the third day, it moved into the kitchen. By the fourth day, we all went a little crazy.
Frankie: We are never gonna get rid of all this stuff! You know what we have to do? We have to get rid of ourselves. Seriously. We'll just walk away and live in a van. Yeah, we'll just travel around the country and... and learn about each other, and barter for things and food, and not fill our lives with possessions. Fill our van with love.
The Middle Quotes
‘Spring Cleaning’ Quotes
Quote from Brick
[Brick sits on the curb at a table with a tip jar and a sign which reads "Information $1"]
Boy: Hey, I got a history test coming up. Who was Abraham Lincoln's vice president?
Brick: Actually, he had two... Hannibal Hamlin, then Andrew Johnson, who became president after Lincoln was assassinated.
Boy: Sweet. Thanks. [puts a dollar in Brick's jar]
Brick: Tell your friends!
Quote from Brick
Brick: So that's the thing about divorce. Some couples rush into marriage without really thinking about the pros and cons. Others just grow apart. In the case of Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds, it was distance... and egos.
Boy: Thanks, but I actually came to tell you I misheard my parents when I was listening through the wall. They're not getting a divorce. They're getting me a horse.
Brick: Arabian or quarter horse? Because Arabians need a much bigger paddock. [whispers] Paddock.
Quote from Brick
Frankie: [v.o.] But this being America, in times of tragedy, there's always someone making a buck off of it.
[Brick's desk on the curb now includes a globe, a picture of the family, a telephone, a recorder, some books and a briefcase]
Brick: So to get the full cardio benefit at your age and weight, your target heart rate should be 137 for about 20 minutes.
[later:]
Brick: I.U. has about 32,000 undergrads, while Notre Dame only has eight.
Teen Boy: Thanks.
[later:]
Brick: [on the phone] Hi. I have that information for you about tupperware. If you want to call me back, I'll be here till 5:00. Then I have to take a bath. [hangs up] Next.