The Big Chill

Sam: So how's your life? Karen: Oh, great. How's yours? Sam: Not so great. Karen: Ohhh, we're telling the truth.

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Karen: No... I know that Richard will always be faithful to me. Harold: That's nice. You trust. Karen: [shaking her head] Fear of herpes.

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Sam: Do you think we're all trying trying to avoid dealing with Alex? You know, every time it comes up somebody changes the subject. Nick: Hey, it's a dead subject.

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Meg: They're either married or gay. And if they're not gay, they've just broken up with the most wonderful woman in the world, or they've just broken up with a bitch who looks exactly like me. They're in transition from a monogamous relationship and they need more space. Or they're tired of space, but they just can't commit. Or they want to commit, but they're afraid to get close. They want to get close, and you don't want to get near them. Sarah: It can't be that bad. Meg: I don't know. I'm goin' easy. I've been out there dating for twenty years. I've gotten where I can tell in the first fifteen seconds if there's a chance in the world. Sarah: Well, at least you're giving them a fair shot. Meg: Yeah, that's easy for you to say. Married to Harold, the perfect man. I don't know. Sometimes, I think I don't even want a man anymore. So here I sit on my ticking biological clock, and the only thing I've known in my entire life is that I want to have a child. Don't remind me. This probably wa

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Michael: I don't know anyone who could get through the day without two or three juicy rationalizations. They're more important than sex. Sam: Ah, come on. Nothing's more important than sex. Michael: Oh yeah? Ever gone a week without a rationalization?

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Chloe: Alex and I made love the night before he died. It was fantastic. Nick: He went out with a bang, not a whimper.

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