Bridge to Terabithia (2007)
Josh Hutcherson: Jess Aarons
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Quotes
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Jesse Aarons : [crying] Is it like the Bible says? Is she going to Hell?
Jack Aarons : I don't know everything about God, but I do know he's not going to send that little girl to Hell.
Jesse Aarons : [sobs] Then I'm going to Hell, because it's all my fault.
Jack Aarons : Don't you think that, even for a minute.
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Jesse Aarons : How come you're so good at that?
Leslie Burke : Good at what?
Jesse Aarons : Building stuff. I mean, you're really good at it for a girl.
Leslie Burke : Same way I'm fast... for a girl.
Jesse Aarons : You know what I mean.
Leslie Burke : You're pretty good at art, for a boy.
Jesse Aarons : Okay, okay, truce.
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Jesse Aarons : Next time, we should invite Leslie to go. She'd like that.
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Jesse Aarons : That's what Leslie Burke says. She told me to keep my mind wide open.
Ms. Edmonds : Leslie Burke is right. Mind like yours wide open, you could create a whole new world.
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Leslie Burke : You're lucky to have a sister.
Jesse Aarons : Yeah, I got four of 'em, and I'd trade 'em all for a good dog.
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Leslie Burke : Write, "Dear Janice..."
Jesse Aarons : You do it.
Leslie Burke : No way. Boys' handwriting sucks. No offense. It's gotta be you.
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Jesse Aarons : [to Leslie about going into the bathroom to talk to Janice Avery] What's the matter? A girl who can stand up to a giant troll is afraid of some dumb eighth grader?
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Jesse Aarons : [squogres come] Where are Terabithian warriors when you need 'em?
Leslie Burke : I don't know!
Jesse Aarons : [Terabithian warrior comes] Great! Now there's three of us!
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May Belle Aarons : Alexandra! My daddy gave me Twinkies. And neither one squished 'cause I didn't put 'em next to my drink.
Jesse Aarons : May Belle. I'd shut up about those Twinkies if I were you.
May Belle Aarons : You're just mad 'cause I got some and you didn't.
Jesse Aarons : Whatever. Just don't come cryin' to me when you lose them.
May Belle Aarons : I'm gonna eat 'em, not lose 'em.
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Jesse Aarons : Look, the Squogre and the Vulture.
Gary Fulcher : Hey, here he comes.
Leslie Burke : And a guy who can stand up to a squogre is scared of a Hoager?
Jesse Aarons : [pauses, then walks up to Ms. Edmunds's car] Ms. Edmunds?
Ms. Edmonds : [gasps] He speaks!
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Jesse Aarons : May Belle, how many times have I told you to stay out of my stuff!
May Belle Aarons : It wasn't me!
Jesse Aarons : It was to you!
May Belle Aarons : You can't prove it!
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[after he helped May Belle up from the log bridge]
Jesse Aarons : What were you thinking?
May Belle Aarons : I was worried about you.
Jesse Aarons : Well, don't be. I don't want you here!
[angrily jumps in front of her]
May Belle Aarons : But I wanna come with you.
Jesse Aarons : This is our place, go home! This is our place!
[May Belle starts to follow Jesse, but he stops and grows furious]
Jesse Aarons : I said go *home*!
[Jess then furiously pushes May Belle, her feelings start to hurt. He then storms off and May Belle runs off in tears]
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Jack Aarons : Your friend, Leslie's dead. She drowned in the creek this morning. Eventually, she tried to swing across on the rope, and it broke. They think she hit her head.
Jesse Aarons : [stutters] No. No, it... it's... It's not that kind of rope. It... It... It couldn't break. It wouldn't have.
Jack Aarons : But it did.
[gets up to comfort him]
Jack Aarons : I'm sorry, son.
Jesse Aarons : [tearfully] No, you're lying. She's not even dead! You're lying!
[throws his book to the floor and runs outside]
Mary Aarons : Jess!
