Julian Rush quotes from The Penguin

Dr. Julian Rush

I can help you, Sofia. You're safe!

Sofia

I'm not safe. I'm home.

Rush

How are you feeling? I heard you had an incident in the mess hall today.

Sofia

A woman beat the shit out of me while everyone stood around and watched, so yeah, I had an incident, yeah.

Sofia

I haven't forgotten, you know. The way you looked at me. So curious. What did it feel like, to get to watch a person unravel? And now you're numbing yourself as punishment.

Rush

That's absurd.

Sofia

My father told me I was sick. And Doctor Ventris. And then the doctor after him. And then the doctor after him. For ten years, men have lied to me. And then I come home and it's all the same. They think I'm broken. I'm not broken. I'm not the one who's sick. And neither are you. The world is. You're right. I deserve a fresh start.

Sofia

Before my father put me away, he wanted me to take over the family. He put me in an institution, and the second I got out, I walked right into another one. She's right. Francis is right, I thought I was doing something different, and I... I thought that I... I thought that I was different, but I'm still playing my father's game, I'm-- I'm abiding by his rules! I... Jesus Christ, I can't... breathe! Can't-- I can't breathe! I can't breathe...

Julian Rush

Sofia, look at me. Your father's hand is not on your throat anymore. It doesn't matter what he or anyone else wanted for you. What do you want?

Sofia

I wanna be free. I wanna be free... And I want Oz to feel pain. Real pain. The kind that I have felt. I need him to suffer for what he's done.