I never gave a ticket to a nun before. I gave a ticket to a guy from the IRS one time. Got audited the next year. I'll tell you what, this time I'll let this one slide, but keep your speed down, yeah?
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Sister Helen Prejean Mr. Percy, I'm just trying to follow the example of Jesus, who said that a person is not as bad as his worst deed.
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Sister Helen Prejean Show me some respect, Matthew.
Matthew Poncelet Why? 'Cause you're a nun?
Sister Helen Prejean Because I'm a person.
Sister Helen Prejean You are a son of God.
Matthew Poncelet Thank you. I've never been called a son of God before. [laughs slightly] I've been called a son of a you-know-what plenty of times, but I've never been called a son of God.
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