“He said not to ever do that to me again. He said that if you do he'll...” – Ann August, Anywhere But Here ... Movie Quotes Database

He said not to ever do that to me again. He said that if you do he'll have you taken off to prison and locked up and you'll never ever see me again, and you'll have to eat ice-cream on your own. (speaking to her mother after she tried to blame a parking ticket on her wanting ice-cream which she did not request)

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