Eddie's Little Brown Book

Dr. Peter Gorman.

I am the superintendent.
And I like to cut.
I could cut all day.
I could cut all night.
And if you don't like it.
Tough shit.
I'll cut you too, bitch.
I'll cut everyone.
I'll cut everything.
Except my paycheck.
I make $267,150.
Cut a dime and it's a crime.

I'll cut you.
I'll cut Pooh.
I'll cut Poo.
Or is it Poe?
I don't know.
I'll just cut you instead.
Need some lead?
Hahaha.
Spring ahead!
With NCLB!
Feelin' bitchy?
Let's up the ante.
With our fucking future.

I'm really smart.
I'm a doctor.
But I don't operate on people.
I just cut 'em!
So we can afford some pens.
Our schools are open!
Our schools are closed.
Who the fuck even knows.
The last time I showered.
I hold all the power.
You teachers are cowards.
I'll cut you!

Teachin' Catcher in the Rye?
What are you a crazy guy?
Don't you know books are evil.
Power to the people.
I'll cut you people.
To hell with you people.
To hell with you teachers.
We need to sell out the bleachers.
Let's focus on football.
I'll cut you all.
I'll cut you 'til you bleed.
How about you take an absence of leave?
It would really help.
Put that book on the shelf!
I'll cut you, you shelf!
I'll cut you, you book!
Don't give me that look!
It makes me wanna cut myself.

I need to rewatch this movie. Still my favorite ending.

So in the end, was it worth it? Jesus Christ. How irreparably changed my life has become. It's always the last day of summer and I've been left out in the cold with no door to get back in. I'll grant you I've had more than my share of poignant moments. Life passes most people by while they're making grand plans for it. Throughout my lifetime, I've left pieces of my heart here and there. And now, there's almost not enough to stay alive. But I force a smile, knowing that my ambition far exceeded my talent. There are no more white horses or pretty ladies at my door.

Chi Hsing Tzu was a trainer of
fighting cocks for King Hsuan.
He was training a fine bird.
The king kept asking
if the bird was ready for combat.

"Not yet", said the trainer.
"He is full of fire.
He is ready to pick a fight
with every other bird.
He is vain and confident
of his own strength."

After ten days he answered again,
"Not yet. He flares up
when he hears another bird crow."

After ten more days,
"Not yet. He still gets that angry look
and ruffles his feathers."

Again ten days.
The trainer said,
"Now he is nearly ready.
When another bird crows,
his eyes don’t even flicker.
He stands immobile like a block of wood.
He is a mature fighter.
Other birds will take one look at him and run."

-- The Way of Chuang Tzu