Citizen Ruth (1996)
Laura Dern: Ruth Stoops
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Quotes
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Ruth : Suck the shit out of my ass, you fucker!
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[Ruth is the on phone after seeing a news report about her]
Ruth : You wanna send a message? I ain't no fucking telegram, bitch!
Ruth : [pause] Nothing's wrong! I'm fine now. You think I'm a fool. You're the fool, cause guess what? This is a war and Diane's a spy. How bout that?
[pause]
Ruth : Now you're catching on!
[pause]
Ruth : Oh yeah! Well, you're a cunt!
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Ruth's Mother : Ruth, you listen to me! Don't you do it! What if I'd aborted you?
Ruth : Well at least I wouldn't have had to suck your boyfriend's cock!
Ruth's Mother : Don't you bring that up again! That's ancient history! I've been saved!
Ruth : Fuck you!
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Clinic Nurse : Let me just ask you something, Ruth. Have you ever really taken the time to think about what it means to have an abortion?
Ruth : Yeah, um, it means that I don't have to go to jail and it means I don't have to have another baby and it means that I can start getting my life together ...
Clinic Nurse : I, I, I, I, I. Don't you think that's all just a little selfish?
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Ruth : I don't wanna go back to jail again. Least not for more than a week or two.
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Ruth : I'm gonna stay here. and I'm gonna have that abortion like I wanted. 'Cause I'm a citizen and... and I got my rights to, um, PICK!
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Ruth : What's the mater? Are you fuckin' people deaf? I said I want an abortion.
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Ruth : [after seeing a movie about abortion] I slept in a few dumpsters. Maybe I slept on some babies.
