“What does the bee do? Bring home honey. What does father do? Bring home money. What does mother do? Lay out the money. What do children do? Eat up the honey!” Margaret’s daughter
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Tag: Boardwalk Empire
Boardwalk Empire, “Under God’s Power She Flourishes”: remember everything
“The beginning’s over. The end hasn’t come yet. All I care about is now.” – Nucky
Boardwalk Empire, “Two Boats and a Lifeguard”: in the name of the fathers
“So I wait, plan, marshal my resources – and when I finally see an opportunity, and there is a bet to make, I bet it all.” – Arnold Rothstein
Boardwalk Empire, “To the Lost”: a soldier’s end
“I died in a trench, years back. I thought you knew that.” – Jimmy to Nucky
Boardwalk Empire, “The Ivory Tower”: down the wrong pipe
“The moral of this story is that if I’d cause a stranger to choke to death for my own amusement, what do you think I’ll do to you if you don’t tell me who ordered you to kill Colosimo.” – Arnold Rothstein
Boardwalk Empire, “The Emerald City”: retaliation
“Nothing says I’m sorry like money.” – Rothstein
Boardwalk Empire, “The Age of Reason”: confide in confession
“Not every insult requires a response.” – Jimmy
Boardwalk Empire, “Spaghetti and Coffee”: everybody’s got guns
“He interesting enough for ya now?” – Chalky White
Boardwalk Empire, “Resolution”: full gangster
“You’re not making my decision any harder.” – Nucky
Boardwalk Empire, “Pilot”: Atlantic City, 1920
“Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.” – Nucky
Boardwalk Empire, “Peg of Old”: choices to be made
“It doesn’t make a difference if you’re right or wrong – you just have to make a decision.” – Jimmy
Boardwalk Empire, “Ourselves Alone”: the men who made this city
“It feels good to twist the knife. Now, come meet the men who made this city.” – The Commodore to Eli
Boardwalk Empire, “Nights in Ballygran”: green beer
“I’ve been lectured to a great deal today by men who speak boldly and do nothing.” – Margaret
Boardwalk Empire, “Home”: even gangsters have daddy issues
“Come on baby, I have a whole ticker-tape parade waiting for you.” – Odette
Boardwalk Empire, “Hold Me in Paradise”: politics as usual
“Senator, the only chance you have of entering the White House is on a guided f—ing tour.” – Nucky
Boardwalk Empire, “Golden Days for Boys and Girls”: going to a party, sipping on Bacardi
“If America’s not about starting over, where’s the hope for any of us?” – Nucky Thompson
Boardwalk Empire, “Gimcrack & Bunkum”: keeping it real
“Atlantic City was built for good times.” – Nucky Thompson
Boardwalk Empire, “Georgia Peaches”: money and justice
“He who dies pays all his debts.” – Manny Horwitz
Boardwalk Empire, “Family Limitation”: buddies and accomplices (same thing, right?)
“It’s called a skull crusher. It’s for cracking walnuts.” – Jimmy
Boardwalk Empire, “Broadway Limited”: liquor kills
“Let nature take its course. Help it along if you can.” – Nucky
Boardwalk Empire, “Belle Femme”: hits and misses
“I’m dying. There’s no time to be sentimental.’ – Kaestner
Boardwalk Empire, “Battle of the Century”: international bootlegging
“We copacetic now?” – Chalky White
Boardwalk Empire, “Anastasia”: prettier than Lillian Gish
“I ain’t building no bookcase.” – Chalky
Boardwalk Empire, “A Return to Normalcy”: a very funny proposition
“We all have to decide for ourselves how much sin we can live with.” – Nucky