The Spoils Quotes

“SARAH: You can't just tell someone this kind of shit and expect them not to have any reaction. You can't just expect me to sit here and not be...

BEN: Be what?

SARAH: I don't know! It's just too much to hear!

BEN: But it was all nice things!

SARAH: Saying nice things isn't always the nice thing to do!

BEN: Why not?

SARAH: Because it's selfish! It's selfish to tell someone that kind of stuff when they're not in a place to reciprocate. And the fact that you can't see that is even more upsetting—”
― Jesse Eisenberg, The Spoils: A Play

“SARAH: ...It's unfair. It's like you took a shortcut that you shouldn't be allowed to take.

BEN: Why shouldn't I be allowed to take it?

SARAH: Because it's dishonest. Because if everyone took shortcuts like that the world would be chaotic.

BEN: The world is chaotic!

SARAH: Maybe yours is. But mine isn't. In fact, I've tried very hard to make sure my world is in order.”
― Jesse Eisenberg, The Spoils: A Play

“The best revenge is a life well lived.”
― Jesse Eisenberg, The Spoils: A Play

“TED You know what? We should all have dinner together.
KALYAN That would be great!
BEN I don't know, man. I'm pretty busy for the next several years.”
― Jesse Eisenberg, The Spoils: A Play