Hannah: "I'm not the downy innocent you think I am."
Grady: "That's too bad. We need all the downy innocents we can get."
-wonder boys

Oola: I know you. Bourbon on the rocks. I never forget a drink.
Tripp: And I never forget an Oola.

[Crabtree and a student drag James, played by Tobey Maguire, hopped up on codeine, out of the auditorium.]
James Leer: The doors made so much noise!
Grady Tripp: Is he all right?
James Leer: It was so embarrassing! He had to be carried out.
Terry Crabtree: He's fine. He's narrating.
James Leer: They were going to the restroom. But would they make it in time?