> "Why'd you do it? 'Cause of me?"
"Yeah, but it's not your fault."
"You're not gonna do it again, are you?"
"I doubt it."


> "Can't somebody be a shit their whole life and try to repair the damage? I mean, I think people wanna hear that."

In contrast to later Wes offerings that seem to be set in a surreal alternate reality of pastel tones and whimsy, "Tenenbaums", though stylized, still seems to take place in our world—which somehow makes its strange relationships and off-kilter dialogue feel even more bizarre.

This piece of trivia is too good not to include: "As shooting continued, the bird used for Mordecai was caught by a citizen of New Jersey, who demanded a price for its return. It was replaced instead by one more white in color." (Wikipedia)

> "Please, give me second grace..."