Prince Avalanche

Alvin:
True love is just like a ghost - people talk about it but very few have actually seen it.

Lance:
So when you say something negative and insult the other person... You're really just showing that other person what an unsure-of-yourself-type person that you really feel like you are.

Alvin:
I was running, and then I reached the cliff, and all I know is I wanted to either fly or kill myself.

Alvin:
There's a difference between being lonely and being alone.

Title Card:
In 1987, 43,000 woodland acres in central Texas were burned by wildfires. Approximately 1,600 homes were destroyed and 4 lives were lost. The causes of the fires remains unknown.

[first lines]

Alvin:
[about cassette tape] Hey! What are you doing?

Lance:
I was falling asleep. I thought it would be a good idea to change the station situation.

Alvin:
It wasn't. I was listening to that.

Lance:
I know, but it's boring for the rest of us. I was falling asleep doing the work.

Alvin:
So what?

Lance:
So, I wanna play this tape. I wanna play this play to get motivated and pumped up, ya know?

Alvin:
I know, I know you want to play that tape. Look, you know what, Lance, I'm not here to start a fight. That's not what I want to do. But I need to listen to my language tapes in order to become proficient and informed to the best of my abilities.

Lance:
What about the equal time agreement?

Alvin:
That doesn't apply to studies in education. The equal time boom box agreement doesn't apply in this case. That's for recreation.

Lance:
Oh, come on!

Alvin:
Hey, don't push my buttons, alright? You are not the boss here. I'm the boss. I hired you. And we have a lot of work to do. We could sit here arguing about language and music and blah, blah. But we've got a lot of work to do. A lot of lines to paint, and it's a very long road. I suggest you start the machine and keep it going.

Lance:
Alvin.

Alvin:
Yeah?

Lance:
You have your tool belt on backwards. [restarts the loud motor]

Alvin:
Let's just enjoy the silence.

Truck Driver:
You know what? You shouldn't smoke.

Alvin:
Yeah, I know, it's bad for ya.

Truck Driver:
No, I mean *you* shouldn't smoke. You look stupid.

Lance:
Hey, Alvin. If you were in a regional beauty pageant, and you were a girl, what would your special talent be?

Alvin:
Triple Jump.

[last lines]

Alvin:
If there was a woman in that truck - I'm not saying that there is - but if there was, would you be good to her?

Truck Driver:
HUH?

Alvin:
Would you be good to her? Would you make sure that everything is okay?

Truck Driver:
You better believe it. [drives away]

Truck Driver:
Well, let me give you a little advice. Never sleep with the same woman more than three times in a row, no matter how good it is. Otherwise, ya start to develop feelings. Feelings. That's how you feel.

Alvin:
Gonna hit it in with your hand?