Above the Rim (1994)
Tonya Pinkins: Mailika
Quotes
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Mailika : Kyle, have you seen my keys?
Kyle-Lee : I can't believe you going out with that toy cop again. I mean, what do you even know about him? At least tell me what time you're coming home.
Mailika : Look who's worried about curfews.
Kyle-Lee : I'm worried about you.
Mailika : Well, how does it feel? I was waiting up again last night. Where were you?
Kyle-Lee : Chilling.
Mailika : That's not good enough. Do I have to ground you?
Kyle-Lee : You have to be home first.
Mailika : I can ground you from a payphone, boy.
Kyle-Lee : You ain't no cop 'cause you knocking boots with Barney Fife.
Mailika : Sit your 10-cent ass down. You don't pay rent, you don't pay bills, and you did not bring me into this world. Don't disrespect me again. Do you understand?
Kyle-Lee : But I...
Mailika : But nothing!
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Mailika : You're a runner, Tom. And I just don't have time for that.
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Mailika : What about you? Where does your mind run to?
Shep : Nowhere. It's just stuck. It's the rest of me that does the running.
Mailika : That's too bad. Folks either move past the things that happen to them, or they stop moving at all. But you're young. You can do anything, except sing.
Shep : I can sing a little bit.
Mailika : Not even a little bit.
