Midnight Mass

Riley Flynn: [praying after killing a young woman while driving drunk] Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name. They kingdom come, thy will be done, as Earth as... Paramedic: While you're at it, ask Him why he always takes kids, while the drunk fucks walk away with scratches.

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[to Riley] You're going to sit here at this table, after what you've done, and say "Oh church isn't for me?" And make jokes about altar boys and Monsignor Pruitt? No. Nope. You are going to church tomorrow, Riley. And every other Sunday. I don't care if your heart's not in it, or the mood doesn't strike you. You can consider it a condition of your parole.

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Wade Scarborough: Welcome to the Pot, what's left of it anyway. Father Paul: The Crock Pot! Wade Scarborough: Yeah, well it's a cute nickname, yeah. But you know, it's true. We are a melting pot, a grab bag. Dolly Scarborough: A piñata, even. A whole variety of different flavors, that just keeps getting pummeled with some huge awful stick. Wade Scarborough: We sure are glad to add you to the stew.

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Annie Flynn: My son Riley, he's... Riley Flynn: Not exactly in a state of grace right now. Father Paul: Hey, look I think that's great. Turns out I'm not much use to people who are in a state of grace. Jesus, he didn't have that much interest for those kind of people either. No, he seemed to go straight for those folks who weren't in a state of grace. They were his favorite people, turns out. They were the ones he called friends.

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Erin Greene: How are you? Riley Flynn: I don't know. That's kind of the whole thing. I don't know. I have no idea. I mean, in prison, it was easy. I had things to do, you know? Count the days. Count down the sentence. Eat, sleep, read. It's all pretty spelled out for you. Regimented. But here? Here I have nothing. What, am I going to get a job? Go to school? I have no money, no prospects. I just exist now. That's it. I have absolutely no purpose at all. I'm just sitting in my parents' house, breathing, and serving no purpose to anyone whatsoever. I'm just living. [long pause] And that's the worst part. Because I shouldn't be alive, Erin. So I don't know. What do I do here? I eat. Sleep. Shit. I don't know. Walk home now, eat dinner, wait out this fucking storm. Erin Greene: There you go. Do that. Ride out the storm tonight. And then tomorrow, you'll see what tomorrow's all about. Find another project. I'm sorry for what you've been through. I'm really, really sorry.

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Erin Greene: You found your purpose. Riley Flynn: Yeah, cat disposal. Erin Greene: You've got to start somewhere.

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