Welcome to the Dollhouse |
Life and death, energy and peace. If I stop today it was still worth it. Even the terrible mistakes that I made and would have unmade if I could. The pains that have burned me and scarred my soul, it was worth it, for having been allowed to walk where I've walked, which was to hell on earth, heaven on earth, back again, into, under, far in between, through it, and above. |
Lisa: Mr. Bergstrom! Hey, Mr. Bergstrom!
Mr. Bergstrom: Hey, Lisa!
Lisa: “Hey, Lisa” Indeed!
Mr. Bergstrom: What? What is it?
Lisa: Oh, I mean, were you just gonna leave? Just like that?
Mr. Bergstrom: Aww, I’m sorry Lisa; y’know, it’s the life of the substitute teacher; He’s a fraud. Today he might be wearing gym shorts, tomorrow he’s speaking French, or, or, pretending to know how to run a band saw, or god knows what.
Lisa: You can’t go. You’re the best teacher I’ll ever have.
Mr. Bergstrom: Aww, that’s not true, other teachers will come along-
Lisa: Oh, please!!
Mr. Bergstrom: No, I can’t lie to you, I am the best. But, y’know they need me over in the projects of capitol city.
Lisa: But, I need you, too.
Mr. Bergstrom: That’s the problem with being middle-class. Anybody who really cares will abandon you for those who need it more.
Lisa: I-I understand. Mr. Bergstrom, I’m gonna miss you.
Mr. Bergstrom: I’ll tell you what, whenever you feel like you’re alone, and there’s nobody you can rely on, this is all you need to know.
Lisa: Thank you, Mr. Bergstrom. So, I guess this is it, if you don’t mind, I’ll just run along-side the train as it speeds you from my life.
Mr Bergstrom (as train speeds away): Goodbye, Lisa honey; it’ll be OK, just read the note.Dustin Hoffman = even dreamy in simpson form.