How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Sling Blade.
Quote #4
FRANK: I like the way you talk.
KARL: Well, I like the way you talk.
This is a funny exchange, and it shows us how comfortable Frank and Karl have grown with each other. They accept one another for differences that other people might find weird or off-putting.
Quote #5
FRANK: Last time, you got mad and run Morris and them off. Told them to stay away from here.
DOYLE: That ain't none of your business, Frank. Besides, that's the way friends do one another.
We're not sure Doyle knows what friendship actually means. Most people don't run their friends out of the house and tell them to never come back. But what kind of friends actually come back the way these people do?
Quote #6
DOYLE: We don't got no goddamn band! We don't need to f***ing practice, Randy! And we don't need a s***-ass manager neither! You motherf***ers! Y'all just a bunch of losers! I'm the only sane son-of-a-b**** here! Get the f*** out of my house, now!
Doyle doesn't have any friends, because he's a terrible person. But maybe he's a terrible person because he doesn't have any real friends? It's a confusing cycle, a chicken-or-the-egg situation involving abuse and sadness.