The Tale of Despereaux (2008)
Matthew Broderick: Despereaux
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Quotes
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Despereaux : Why are you crying?
[Princess Pea turns around to see who was talking]
Despereaux : Why are you crying?
[she continues looking aroud]
Despereaux : Down here.
Princess Pea : [gasp] Are you a rat?
Despereaux : No.
Princess Pea : What are you, a mouse?
Despereaux : I am a gentleman.
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Andre : You're a cute little mouse. Would you like some soup?
Despereaux : No I don't want... The princess is in danger!
Andre : And a talking mouse, too.
Despereaux : Listen, you gotta help me.
Andre : Perhaps a little cheese?
Despereaux : No I don't want any Cheese! The princess, she's in danger! She's locked in the dungeon!
Boldo : In the dungeon?
Andre : Oh, don't be silly my little mouse. Everything is fine. The princess is perfectly safe up in her...
[thunder]
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Roscuro : Tell me that story. About the princess. Tell me what she looked like.
Despereaux : Well, she was...
Roscuro : Was she angry?
Despereaux : No. No, not at all. Her heart was full of longing.
Roscuro : What's longing?
Narrator : And that's how a friendship is born. Over the next few weeks, he told Roscuro everything he knew about loyalty and honor and chivalry and courage. He told him about the Princess, and where her longing came from. That she missed the rain and the soup and even the rats.
Roscuro : Even the rats?
Narrator : He told him about their code of honor, about his noble quest, about duty and loyalty. And there, in the darkness of the cellar, two knights pledged devotion to a princess who was trapped inside a castle. Trapped in a life full of pain and longing. Even if no one could tell.
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Teacher : Despereaux.
Despereaux : Yes?
Teacher : You didn't cower.
Despereaux : Look's like a sword.
Teacher : It's a carving knife.
Despereaux : It's beautiful.
Teacher : It's dangerous.
Despereaux : Do you have any more?
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Despereaux : Once upon a time. That's great, isn't it? "Upon a time"? And they don't even tell you what time that is yet. It's like you have to find that out.
Furlough : You're not supposed to read it, Despereaux. You're supposed to eat it.
[hands the ripped page to Despereaux]
Furlough : Good. I'll come back in an hour
[Despereaux reads the page]
Furlough : And no reading! It's a rule.
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Mayor : How long have you been working on this book?
Despereaux : Um... a week.
Mayor : A week? You hardly cracked it.
Despereaux : Well I was... I just wanted to see how it ends.
