Quotes
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Katherine 'Katie' Olivia Gatling : Daddy, please
Governor Eugene Xavier Gatling : Katie, you are not going to the KISS concert. That's final. They are bizarre
Katherine 'Katie' Olivia Gatling : But they're fun, aren't they, Benson?
Benson DuBois : Well...
Governor Eugene Xavier Gatling : They play too loud, they paint their faces, and they prance around sticking out their tongues. Now is that fun, Benson?
Benson DuBois : Well, if it's done in good taste.
Katherine 'Katie' Olivia Gatling : Go ahead, Benson, tell him it's okay.
Benson DuBois : No I don't want to get in the middle of this.
Governor Eugene Xavier Gatling : Benson, what would you do in my position?
Benson DuBois : Resign.
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Katherine 'Katie' Olivia Gatling : Daddy, if I don't go to that Kiss concert, I'll never speak to you again.
Benson DuBois : You'll never sit down again.
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Katherine 'Katie' Olivia Gatling : [the day after she sneaked out to see the concert] You're mad at me for last night, aren't you?
Benson DuBois : Nope... just real disappointed.
Katherine 'Katie' Olivia Gatling : Because I did something dumb and I made you worry?
Benson DuBois : That's part if it.
Katherine 'Katie' Olivia Gatling : I didn't mean to. If we hadn't been late getting back, you never would have known the difference.
Benson DuBois : [quietly and seriously] That's the rest of it. You see, Katie... even if you had gotten away with it... I trusted you.
Katherine 'Katie' Olivia Gatling : [she sits down] But Benson, you didn't get in trouble and neither did I! So...
Benson DuBois : [sits down opposite her] So that makes it all right, is that what you think?
[Kaite begins to look unhappy]
Benson DuBois : I wasn't worried about getting in trouble, I've been in trouble before. The thing that hurt me most was that you didn't care enough about me to keep the trust I gave you..and that's a pretty tough thing for a friend to accept... 'cause trust is the stuff that friendships are made of. And when it's gone... it's gone.
[Katie begins to cry; Benson gives her his handkerchief]
Benson DuBois : You see, it's not gonna be so hard for me to forgive what you did, it's gonna be a long time before I can forget it... 'cause it's gonna be a long time before I can trust you again.
Katherine 'Katie' Olivia Gatling : [crying] You *can*, Benson! Just give me another chance!
Benson DuBois : [quietly] *I* can't give you another chance, Katie. You gotta *earn* it.
Katherine 'Katie' Olivia Gatling : How long will it take?
Benson DuBois : That's up to you.