How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Finding Nemo.
Quote #4
MARLIN: What did it say? What did the mask say?
DORY: P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney. I remembered what it said! I usually forget things, but I remembered it that time! P. Sherman, 4...
MARLIN: Wait! What does that mean?
DORY: I don't know. But who cares! Ha ha! I remembered! P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney. I remembered it again!
A breakthrough! We've already seen that Dory's a bit empty-headed and quick to forget, but here she's making real progress. Not only does she have skills—this fish can read English—but she even remembers a vital piece of information. Maybe this Marlin guy is good for Dory after all?
Quote #5
DORY: How about we play a game?
MARLIN: All right.
DORY: Okay, I'm thinking of something orange, and it's small...
MARLIN: It's me.
DORY: Right!... I'm thinking of something orange and small...
MARLIN: Me again.
We can't decide—would playing games with Dory be awesome or totally annoying because of her short-term memory? On the plus side, just like Marlin, you'd always win.
Quote #6
MARLIN: No, no, no! Bad trench, bad trench! Come on, we're swimming over this thing.
DORY: Whoa, partner. Little red flag going up. Something tells me we should go through it, not over it.
MARLIN: Are you even looking at this thing? It's got death written all over it!
DORY: I'm sorry, but I really, really, really think we should go through it.
MARLIN: And I'm really, really done talking about this. Over we go.
DORY: Come on, trust me on this one.
Sure, Dory struggles with calling stuff to mind when she needs to, but all the important info is there in her subconscious. She can read. She speaks whale. And she just knows they should not swim over this trench. Too bad Marlin doesn't think much of Dory's impressive skills just yet.