When I heard the news that John Hughes died earlier today of a heart attack while walking through Manhattan, I was sad.  I was surprised at how sad I was.  His movies hold a special place in my heart and childhood.  Ferris Bueller’s Day Off – The Breakfast Club – Planes, Trains and Automobiles – Uncle Buck – Sixteen Candles – Pretty in Pink – Some Kind of Wonderful – She’s Having a Baby.  I enjoy them all.  They were huge while growing up and I still quote them to this day.

So long, John Hughes.  And speaking of quotes:

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

Ferris: I’m not European. I don’t plan on being European. So who gives a crap if they’re socialists? They could be fascist anarchists, it still doesn’t change the fact that I don’t own a car.

Ferris: I asked for a car, I got a computer. How’s that for being born under a bad sign?

Ferris: Not that I condone fascism, or any -ism for that matter. -Ism’s in my opinion are not good. A person should not believe in an -ism, he should believe in himself. I quote John Lennon, “I don’t believe in Beatles, I just believe in me.” Good point there. After all, he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. I’d still have to bum rides off people.

Sixteen Candles

Samantha: Donger’s here for five hours, and he’s got somebody. I live here my whole life, and I’m like a disease.

Samantha: I can’t believe my grandmother actually felt me up.

The Geek: Can I borrow your underpants for 10 minutes?

Pretty In Pink

Duckie: His name is Blane? Oh! That’s a major appliance, that’s not a name!

Andie: Well, not nothing. I mean, I kissed him…
Iona: Anywhere interesting?

The Breakfast Club

Andrew: We’re all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it, that’s all.

John Bender: So it’s sorta social, demented and sad, but social.

John Bender: I just wanna know how one becomes a janitor because Andrew here is very interested in pursuing a career in the custodial arts.

Planes, Trains, And Automobiles

Del: We’d have more luck playing pickup sticks with our butt-cheeks than we will getting a flight out of here before daybreak.

Neal: He says we’re going the wrong way.
Del: Oh, he’s drunk. How would he know where we’re going?

Owen: Her first baby came out sideways, she didn’t scream or nothin’.

Del: I’ve never seen a guy get picked up by his testicles before. Lucky thing for you that cop passed by when he did. Otherwise, you’d be lifting up your schnutz to tie you shoes.

Uncle Buck

Miles: Where’s your wife?
Buck: Don’t have one.
Miles: How come?
Buck: It’s a long story.
Miles: You have kids?
Buck: No I don’t.
Miles: How come?
Buck: It’s an even longer story.

Buck: Take this quarter, go downtown, and have a rat gnaw that thing off your face! Good day to you, madam.