Powder

Sheriff Barnum: He won't come up from the cellar. He didn't report his grandfather's death either. We already know he died of natural causes. … The neighbors talk about him as if he's some kind of phantom. I haven't met one yet that ever had a good look at him. Jessie: What are you telling me, Doug? Sheriff Barnum: That the old folks may have kept him down there — like some kind of a family secret.

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Powder: I've never been to school. I've read about it though. Jessie: But, you said you read all these books? [Picking up a copy of Moby-Dick<nowiki>]</nowiki> : Have you read this book? … I know college kids who couldn't wade through this one. Powder: Pick a page. Jessie: You know that whole book? Powder: I know them all. [Jessie steps out and gazes at the cellar lined with books].

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Sheriff Barnum: You telling me the kid electrocuted the old man? What, you think he's Doctor Frankenstein? Deputy Harley Duncan: I'm just saying that that's more than albino, Doug — that is spooky. Sheriff Barnum: I never thought we'd find a man too white for you there, Harley.

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Powder: The worst day I can remember was in a hospital. Sheriff Barnum: What day was that? Powder: The day I was born.

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Jessie: Your grandmother tutored you — did she ever say anything about it? Powder: She said I was a fast learner. Jessie: Yeah, well, I think that's about to fall into the "no shit" category.

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Dr. Aaron Stripler: Your I.Q. scored right off the charts Jeremy. There isn't even a classification for you it was so high. All of your tests indicate you have the most advanced intellect in the history of humankind. Do you understand what I'm saying? Powder: If you thought I was that advanced would you ask me if I understood? … You're not here to ask me questions. You're here to find out how I cheated. It's the only way you can make sense of it. It's what you need to believe. But I don't need you to believe in me, Doctor Stipler, and I'm not interested in any of your tests. I'm not interested in you or anything else here. I'm interested in going home.

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