“What exactly is your persuasion on the big man? Since you brought him...” – Hobo, The Polar Express ... Movie Quotes Database

Hobo

What exactly is your persuasion on the big man? Since you brought him up.

Hero Boy

Well, I... I want to believe. But...

Hobo

But you don't wanna be bamboozled. You don't wanna be led down the primrose path. You don't wanna be conned or duped, have the wool pulled over your eyes. Hoodwinked. You don't wanna be taken for a ride, railroaded.

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