How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
You're a dead man. I hear his voice again, and I see the words on my face when I get back in the cab in the rearview mirror. It makes me think of my life, my nonexistent accomplishments and my overall abilities in incompetence. A dead man, I think. He's not far wrong. (1.4.45)
Maybe it's just us, but if we were threatened by a bank robber, we wouldn't take it lightly. Not Ed. He thinks about it for a second and then almost agrees with the robber's threat. Ed figures his life doesn't really amount to much, so he might as well be a goner. Yikes.
Quote #2
Now piss off, Ed, I think as I walk out. It's what she was thinking, I'm sure. I like being Jimmy. (1.9.93)
After Ed pretends to be Milla's long lost love Jimmy, he thinks about what it would be like to actually be the guy. Too bad he died sixty years ago. We don't actually think Ed wants to be a corpse; he just wants to be loved and wanted, and he certainly doesn't get any of that at home. We think you have to not like who you really are in order to want to be someone else.
Quote #3
Inside, I laugh. Me? A saint? I list what I am. Taxi driver. Local deadbeat. Cornerstone of mediocrity. Sexual midget. Pathetic cardplayer. (1.Q.20)
When Sophie asks Ed if he's a saint, he's stunned. His own mom treats him like garbage, so being called something so holy isn't run of the mill for our main guy. We're interested in the way he describes himself as nothing but a deadbeat. Ouch. But do you disagree with his assessment of himself?