Kevin:
You need brains, and I need legs; and the Wizard of Oz doesn't live in South Cincinnati.
Maxwell Kane:
It sometimes seems like the whole world has just seen me on "America's Most Wanted."
Gwen:
You see, my son, Kevin, has been called names and made fun of his whole life. When you've been made fun of as much, you find another place to live, and he's found that place up here, in his mind. Kevin lives in a world of books, and words, and things I don't even understand. I do know this: Kevin would trade it all for a chance to be normal, to have a friend, and to do what other kids do. Max Kane has given that chance.
[
voice cracks]
Gwen:
Well, I'm not going to let that get taken away from my boy.
Kevin Dillon:
Every word is part of a picture. Every sentence is a picture. All you do, is let your imagination connect them together. If you have an imagination that is.
Maxwell Kane:
Why am I always the one who ends up knee deep in crap?
Kevin Dillon:
Just think of it as Close Encounters of the Turd Kind.
Kevin Dillon:
What are you, a pacifist? Get it? Pass on the fists?
Kevin:
A knight proves his worthiness by his deeds.
Iggy:
Woman, you are drunk!
Loretta Lee:
Yes, I believe I *am*!
[
last lines]
Maxwell Kane:
And as we get to this point, which I guess shall be the end, you will have heard the story of Freak the Mighty, who slayed dragons, rescued maidens, and walked high above the world.
Maxwell Kane:
[
referring to Kevin's homemade squirt gun] What did you *really* put in that thing?
Kevin:
Oh, just some soap, and vinegar, and chili pepper.
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