145

Duff: Maybe we can use slingshots to rob the place.
John: A slingshot is not a real weapon, Duff.
Duff: Oh, yeah? Well maybe you’d like to define the word “weapon’ for me while this plastic doll smashes into your temple at 180 miles per hour.

146

Elaine: [whispers] He’s an asshole.
Duff: Mmm… casserole.
Elaine: I said asshole.
Duff: I heard casserole!

147

Detective Charles: I turned 40 last week. Do you know what I did? I got my colon scoped by Dr. Spencer. Do you know what he told me? He said “Detective Charles, you have one of the cleanest rectums I’ve ever seen.” and do you know why? During my quiet time here at work I use a toothbrush that I have here in my desk to get to the really hard to find spots… just for a really good scrubbin’... you guys think you’re so smart don’t you?
Duff: No
Detective Charles: The way you made those survilence tapes just… disapear? You just… got rid of ‘em some how…
John: What tapes?
Detective Charles: Will you do me a personal favor son?
John: Sure.
Detective Charles: Don’t ever play ME… like a flute… OK? Because see, you two idiots got real lucky, I don’t have enough to keep you here. But mark my words gentlemen… I mean… you’re goin’ down. I mean… you’re either goin’ down… or by God i’m gonna’ take you down. But either way… once you’re down?
[picks up a paper weight and slams it on his desk three times]
Detective Charles: YOU’LL STAY DOWN! YOU’LL STAY DOWN! YOU… WILL… STAY DOWN!

139

Paul Avery: Jesus Herald Christ on rubber crutches Bobby! What are you doing? You’re doing that thing again. That thing we discussed… starts with an L…
Robert Graysmith: Oh looming.

140

Robert Graysmith: [Both are brushing their teeth] Spit.
Aaron Graysmith: I swallowed it.
Robert Graysmith: Why?
Aaron Graysmith: It was minty.

141

Dave Toschi: Whoever this is, you owe me another lamp.

142

Paul Avery: Methinks our friend is a tad fuckered in the head.

143

Arthur Leigh Allen: I am not the Zodiac. And if I were, I certainly wouldn’t tell you.

144

Robert Graysmith: Doesn’t it bother you that people call you Shorty?
Shorty: Doesn’t it bother you that people call you retard?
Robert Graysmith: Nobody calls me that.
Shorty: Right

I have never lived for myself. I have never done something just for me. I do things to impress people. I do things because people tell me I should. I do things because I’m told it’s what’s best.. for me.. for everyone. I do things because I have gotten everyone’s opinion and tallied them and this is what’s best.

I’ve told myself, forced myself, to be things.
“I am going to be happy from now on”
“Today, I think I’ll feel miserable”

I am going to feel whatever I feel.
I will be whoever I am.
I will do what I want to do.

I don’t need anything.
I don’t need anyone.

I will be happy when I’m happy, sad when I’m sad, unique when unique, outgoing when outgoing, and shy when shy. I will not hide parts of myself I hate. I will love whatever I have whenever I have it.