- Joey: The bitch is a booster.
- Mike: The bitch is a born thief, man.
- Mr. Dean: So, you had her made from the jump?
- Mike: I'm tellin' ya. A ton of fuckin' bricks! Show me some REAL con-men.
- Joey: Yeah, we showed her some con-men.
- Mike: We showed her some DINOSAUR con-men. Some old style.
- Joey: Yes, sir.
- Mike: Years from now, they're gonna have to go to a museum to see a frame like this.
- Joey: That's right.
- Mr. Dean: Took her money and screwed her, too.
- Mike: A small price to pay.
- Mike: It's called a confidence game. Why? Because you give me your confidence? No. Because I give you mine.
- Prison Ward Patient: Y'know, I know there are people who are normal.
- Margaret Ford: Are there?
- Prison Ward Patient: Yes, there are. But...
- Margaret Ford: But what?
- Prison Ward Patient: But I don't know what those people do.
- Mike: You see, in my trade, this is called - what you did - you cracked out of turn. Huh? You see? You crumbed the play.
- Dr. Littauer: When you have done something unforgivable, I'll tell you exactly what to do. You forgive yourself.
- Mike: Hey, fuck you! This is what you always wanted, you crooked bitch! You thief! You always need to get caught, 'cos you know you're bad. I never hurt anybody, I never shot anybody. You sought this out. This is what you always wanted. I knew it the first time you came in. You're worthless, you know it? You're a whore. You came back like a dog to its own vomit You sick bitch - I'm not gonna give you shit.
- Mike: Wait, wait, wait. What is this? What are you gonna do to me? What are you fronting off about? And if I'm this bad dude, why don't I just take out some gun, blow you to a billion parts?
- Margaret Ford: I'll tell you why. Cuz I think you're just a bully.
- Mike: [chuckles] Just a bully? What, you're not gonna let me carry your books? Aren't you a caution.
- Margaret Ford: Let's talk turkey, pal.
- Mike: I read a book once which said this: If you're fired from your job, when you're going home, take something. A pencil... Something to assert yourself. Take a memento. Take something from life.
- Mike: The things we think, the things we want. We can do them or not do them but we can't hide them.
- Mike: Did I ever tell you my name? My name is Mike.
- Margaret Ford: Glad to meet you.
- Mike: Well, I'm glad to meet you, too.
- Margaret Ford: I have a proposition for you.
- Mike: And what's YOUR name?
- The Businessman: Mike, you are the ring-tail rounder. You are King Kong.
- Mike: One riot, one ranger.
- Mr. Dean: You put that bitch in the panic bag.
- Mike: Hey, baby, this is my road game.
- The Businessman: What's next?