“I know what they want from me. They want a reason. Something to tie...” – Leland P. Fitzgerald, The United States of Leland ... Movie Quotes Database

I know what they want from me. They want a reason. Something to tie up with a little bow and bury in the backyard. Bury it down so deep it's like it never happened. They want me to say how I'm so sorry, and it was my mom's fault. Or maybe it was my dad's fault. Or it happened because of TV or movies or some junk like that. Or maybe I blame some girl.

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