A character in Synecdoche, New York (2008)

Olive Cotard quotes from Synecdoche, New York (2008)

Sadie Goldstein

5th most-quoted character in Synecdoche, New York (2008): in 2 of its 29 quotes

Olive Cotard's lines

1 quote
Olive Cotard

Dear diary, I'm afraid I'm gravely ill. It is perhaps times like these that one reflects on things past. An article of clothing from when I was young. A green jacket. I walk with my father. A game we once played. Pretend we're faeries. I'm a girl faerie. My name is Laura Lee. And you're a boy faerie. Your name is Tita Lee. Pretend, when we're faeries we fight each other, and I say "Stop hitting me I'll die!" And you hit me again and I say, "Now I have to die." And then you say, "But I'll miss you." And I say, "But I have to. And you'll have to wait a million years to see me again. And I'll be put in a box, and all I'll need is a tiny glass of water and lots of tiny pieces of pizza and the box will have wings like an airplane." And you'll ask, "Where will it take you?" "Home." I say.

Scenes with Olive Cotard

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Olive Cotard

What's wrong with your face, Daddy?

It's pustules. It's called sycosis. Spelled differently than psychosis, but it sounds the same.

Olive Cotard

I don't know what that means.

Well, there's two different kinds of psychosis. They're spelled differently. P-s-y is like if you're crazy and s-y is like these things on my face.

Olive Cotard

You could have both though.

I could. But I don't.

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