There's no sense looking back. The only thing you can do is start again. I really believe that.
We ain't schoolboys no more.
We're not dead, either. That leaves a lot of road in the middle.
All S1
S1 E15Unfinished Business
[Flashback scene to when Nucky and Gillian met for the first time]
Been busy today, hmm? What's your name? You must have a name.
Nellie Bly.
Don't cut shines with me. That's what it says on the book. I'm Nucky. That's my brother Eli. It's not as bad as you think. Just tell me your name.
Gillian.
That's not a name for a boy.
I'm not a boy.
[Nucky hands Joe Harper a $100 bill]
Take it.
JHJoe Harper
No, sir.
Why not?
JHJoe Harper
You just had a rough night, that's all. Besides, if you only help people to help yourself, what kind of world would it be?
Someone I was close to just died because of me. Last thing I heard her say was, "have your coffee." She's gone... and I'm still here. What kind of world is that? [holds out the money] Come on, now. It's not helping yourself. It's helping me.
I am Nelson Casper Van Alden. I am a sworn agent of the United States Treasury. And I swear by Jesus our Lord that justice will reign down upon you if it is my last- [Clipped by D'Angelo]
BSBenny Siegel
Hey, Talia, I think I left my tongue down there.
JHJoe Harper
[about death] What's it like, when you see it?
You tell yourself it's quick, but you don't know. You can't know until it's you and then you'll never tell anyone.
What do you want?
A meeting so we can settle this bullshit.
I'll meet you at your funeral. We can talk there.
In the end, we do what we have the nerve for, or we disappear
I was a bellboy. The first time I was tipped a nickel, I thought, "The world is a wonderful place... but a dime, a dime would be better." Then it was a quarter.
Here is an experiment for you. Think about the things you want in life, then picture yourself in a dress.
How come you always had to be the wise one?
Because you needed me to be.
[addressing the Commission] This table, it's round for a reason: 'Cause no one sits at the head. There's no boss - there's seven bosses. A commission. Five families in New York, plus Buffalo and Chicago. Nobody gets made, unless we all approve. Put it to a vote. Any beefs, wherever you go - New Orleans, Kansas City, St. Louis - they all get settled here by us, before things get out of hand. The old way of doin' things, it's over. The mustache petes are in the ground. Our friends, our partners - the Jews, the Irish, what have you. If it's good for business, it's good for us. There's no point in limiting our opportunities. The future is ours, boys.
All a dream to begin with. Ain't nobody ever been free.
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