Madeline: It really is you. It's amazing how much I've denied. But it is you. And somehow I knew you'd be here.
Verna: Well, I left you the address, don't pat yourself too hard on the back. Go ahead. Say your piece.
Madeline: I want to ask you to stop.
Verna: Come on. Ask me? That isn't you. And frankly, I think you've forgotten what I am.
Madeline: Fine then. I want to renegotiate.
Verna: You can't.
Madeline: Why not?
Verna: The ink is dry.

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You know one thing Dad was really big about? It was a lesson that he taught us all. One of the first things he taught us. If you wanna test a bond… -You don't really need to break it. You just crack it a little. Now, he put me one rung higher on the ladder than Tammy and he sat back and watched. Cracked, but it didn't break. It did make it stronger.

Frederick

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Roderick: This is it, Freddie. They're all gone, and it's all about to fall apart. So, I need to count on you. And when they call, and they will call, you just don't pick up,that's the best message. And if they corner you in the street,
you tell them, "I'm Frederick Usher, I'm the repository of the hopes and dreams of a fucking empire." "So take your treacherous bullshit elsewhere." Can you do that?
Frederick: I can.

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And, strictly speaking, I try to never intervene this directly, but… [chuckles] …the pliers got me thinking.

Verna

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