The Talented Mr Ripley

Quotes

Fake vs real → what does Tom say?

“I always thought it would be better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody.”

Justifying crimes → what does Tom say?

“Whatever you do, however terrible, however hurtful, it all makes sense, doesn’t it? In your head. You never meet anybody who thinks they’re a bad person.”

Locking away the past → what does Tom say?

“Don’t you just take the past and put it in a room in the basement and lock the door and never go in there?”

Obsessive devotion to dickie → what does Tom say?

You're the brother I never had. I'm the brother you never had. I would do anything for you, Dickie.