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Marion: [about Norman's taxidermy] A man should have a hobby.
Norman: Well, it's, it's more than a hobby. [He fondles a stuffed bird on the bureau next to him] A hobby's supposed to pass the time, not fill it.
Marion: Is your time so empty?
Norman: No, uh. Well, I run the office and uh, tend the cabins and grounds and, and do a little, uh, errands for my mother. The ones she allows I might be capable of doing.
Marion: Do you go out with friends?
Norman: Well, a boy's best friend is his mother. You've never had an empty moment in your entire life, have you?
Marion: Only my share.
Norman: Where are you going? I didn't mean to pry.
Marion: I'm looking for a private island.
Norman: What are you running away from?
Marion: Wh-why do you ask that?
Norman: People never run away from anything. Note: bolded portion ranked #56 in the American Film Institute's list of the top 100 movie quotations in American cinema.


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