How we cite our quotes: All quotes are from The Sixth Sense.
Quote #1
LYNN: Something you were looking for, baby?
COLE: Pop Tarts?
Cole has been alone in the kitchen for something like 15 seconds, but suddenly the cupboards are all blown open. Like, all of them. Lynn seems to know something is off, since she seems scared (she even screams), but she asks Cole for a non-freaky explanation. And he provides one.
Quote #2
COLE: What are you thinking, Mama?
LYNN: Lots of things.
COLE: Anything bad about me?
Cole lives in fear that his Mom will think he's a "freak" (his word). After the cupboard "Pop Tarts" moment, he checks in with her to make sure her thoughts aren't headed in that direction. He can see how worried she is about him.
Quote #3
MR. CUNNINGHAM: Can anyone guess what this building was used for a hundred years ago, before you went to school here, before I went to this school even? Yes, Cole?
COLE: They used to hang people here.
MR. CUNNINGHAM: No, that's not correct. Where'd you hear that?
COLE: They pulled the people in, crying and kissing their families 'bye. People watching spit at them.
You'd think Cole's ability to see and talk to the dead would be an asset in history class, since his ghost friends can clearly provide answers to questions like this. (Is that cheating?) However, Cole comes out with the most freaky-deaky version of the truth, and it just leads to a confrontation with his teacher. The teacher can't handle the truth.