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11 Brutally True Lines From Movies And TV

Because they never cease to amaze you!

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Oftentimes, we return from a theatre taking back a piece of the character we saw on screen or some lines just hit home for their harsh honesty and remain with us for life.

Here are a few dialogues which brutally rip the fantasy world of movies with the blade of reality:

1. "It's funny. On the outside, I was an honest man. Straight as an arrow. I had to come to prison to be a crook."

Shawshank Redemption

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2. "As you know, madness is like gravity...all it takes is a little push."

The Dark Knight

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- Joker

3. "Ernest Hemingway once wrote, 'The world is a fine place and worth fighting for', I agree with the second part."

Seven

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-William Somerset

4. "Never forget what you are, the rest of the world will not. Wear it like armor and it can never be used to hurt you."

Game of Thrones

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-Tyrion Lannister

5. "Too many guys think I'm a concept, or I complete them, or I'm gonna make them alive. But I'm just a fucked-up girl who's lookin' for my own peace of mind; don't assign me yours."

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

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-Clementine Kruczynski

6. "You don't get to choose if you get hurt in this world… but you do have some say in who hurts you."

The Fault In Our Stars

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-Augustus

7. "Just because you are a character doesn't mean that you have character."

Pulp Fiction

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-The Wolf

8. "I live my life a quarter mile at a time. Nothing else matters."

Fast and Furious

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-Dominic Toretto

9. "Don't fight in the North or the South. Fight every battle everywhere, always, in your mind. Everyone is your enemy, everyone is your friend. Every possible series of events is happening all at once. Live that way and nothing will surprise you."

Game Of Thrones

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-Petyr Baelish

10. "The world is not a wish granting factory."

The Fault In Our Stars

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-Augustus

11. "But you can't get away from yourself. You can't decide not to see yourself anymore. You can't decide to turn off the noise in your head."

13 Reasons Why

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