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You see, we ought
to nourish the reader, even if it's
only a little bit. Stir his brain,
move his heart. Offer him some escape from
the oppressive monotony of his, uh,
pathetic own reality. Give him something that he, uh, could have
only gotten from you. Otherwise, what's the point
of being a writer at all? A good book isn't something
to pass the time... [SIRENS WAILING] It should make
your God damn day
to nourish the reader, even if it's
only a little bit. Stir his brain,
move his heart. Offer him some escape from
the oppressive monotony of his, uh,
pathetic own reality. Give him something that he, uh, could have
only gotten from you. Otherwise, what's the point
of being a writer at all? A good book isn't something
to pass the time... [SIRENS WAILING] It should make
your God damn day
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You see, we ought
to nourish the reader,
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even if it's
only a little bit.
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Stir his brain,
move his heart.
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Offer him some escape from
the oppressive monotony
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of his, uh,
pathetic own reality.
00:00:14.842 --> 00:00:16.809
Give him something
00:00:16.844 --> 00:00:19.605
that he, uh, could have
only gotten from you.
00:00:19.639 --> 00:00:23.505
Otherwise, what's the point
of being a writer at all?
00:00:23.054 --> 00:00:25.369
A good book isn't something
to pass the time...
00:00:25.404 --> 00:00:26.681
[SIRENS WAILING]
00:00:26.716 --> 00:00:29.339
It should make
your God damn day.
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Movie Summary
A demented killer taunts a retired police detective with a series of lurid letters and emails, forcing the ex-cop to undertake a private, and potentially felonious, crusade to bring the killer to justice before he can strike again.