I love Mrs Fox from Wes Anderson's The Fantastic Mr Fox. She's blunt, she's firm, and she knows where she stands:
MRS. FOX
Twelve fox-years ago, you made a promise
to me while we were caged inside that fox-
trap that, if we survived, you would
never steal another chicken, goose,
turkey, duck, or squab, whatever they
are. I believed you. Why did you lie to
me?
FOX
(SIMPLY)
Because I'm a wild animal.
MRS. FOX
You're also a husband and a father.
FOX
(PAINED)
I'm trying to tell you the truth about
myself.
MRS. FOX
I don't care about the truth about
yourself.
Fox looks down at the ground. He nods and tries to contain
his emotions. Mrs. Fox watches him coldly.
MRS. FOX
This story is too predictable.
FOX
(SURPRISED)
Predictable? Really? What happens in the
end?
MRS. FOX
(QUIETLY)
In the end, we all die -- unless you
change.

SO powerful!
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