For the first time in my whole life, I know what I wanna do! And for the first time, I'm gonna do it! Whether my father wants me to or not! Carpe diem!
Read more Neil Perry QuotesFrom: Dead Poets Society
John Keating: Close your eyes, close your eyes! Close 'em! Now, describe what you see.Todd Anderson: Uh, I-I close my eyes.John Keating: Yes.Todd Anderson: Uh, and this image floats beside me.John Keating: A sweaty-toothed madman.Todd Anderson: A sweaty-toothed madman with a stare that pounds my brain.John Keating: Oh, that's excellent! Now, give him action - make him do something!Todd Anderson: H-His hands reach out and choke me.John Keating: That's it! Wonderful, wonderful!Todd Anderson: And all the time he's mumbling.John Keating: What's he mumbling?Todd Anderson: Mumbling truth.John Keating: Yeah, yes.Todd Anderson: Truth like-like a blanket that always leaves your feet cold.John Keating: Forget them, forget them! Stay with the blanket. Tell me about that blanket!Todd Anderson: Y-Y-You push it, stretch it, it'll never be enough. You kick at it, beat it, it'll never cover any of us. From the moment we enter crying t-to the moment we leave dying, it'll just cover your face as you wail and cry and scream.John Keating: Don't you forget this.
We're not laughing at you. We're laughing near you.
Gerard Pitts: Too bad.Knox Overstreet: It's worse than "too bad," Pittsie. It's a tragedy. A girl this beautiful in love with such a jerk.Gerard Pitts: All the good ones go for jerks. You know that.