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Is there anything more wonderful than the promise of a new child...or more heartbreaking when that promise is broken?

— Constance Langdon (Jessica Lange), American Horror Story, Murder House: Home Invasion

New Child Heartbreaking Broken Promises

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Constance Langdon: Man shall not lie with man. It is an abomination.

Chad Warwick: So's that hairdo, but I figure that's your business.

— Constance Langdon (Jessica Lange), American Horror Story, Murder House: Birth

Homophobia Leviticus Hairdo

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I chose to stay with him for all the things he's done right; not the one thing he's done wrong. I chose to forgive him

— Mrs. Thompson (Jessica Lange), The Vow

Try Again Second Chances

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In this whole wide wicked world, the only thing you have to be afraid of is me.

— Fiona Goode (Jessica Lange), American Horror Story, Season 3: Boy Parts

Fear scary Horror creepy

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One of the comforts of having children is knowing one's youth has not fled, but merely been passed down to a new generation. They say when a parent dies, a child feels his own mortality. But when a child dies, it's immortality that a parent loses.

— Constance Langdon (Jessica Lange), American Horror Story, Murder House: Halloween, Pt. 2

Children Childbearing Youth Mortality Immortality

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From blood and pain come perfection.

— Constance Langdon (Jessica Lange), American Horror Story, Murder House: Birth

Blood Pain Perfection Persistence

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Mental illness is the fashionable explanation for sin.

— Sister Jude (Jessica Lange), American Horror Story, Asylum: Welcome to Briarcliff

Mental Illness Sin Fashionable

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I have long stopped asking why the mad do mad things.

— Constance Langdon (Jessica Lange), American Horror Story, Murder House: Smoldering Children

Insanity

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I'll tell you who the monsters are! The people outside this tent! In your town, in all these little towns. Housewives pinched with bitterness, stupefied with boredom as they doze off in front of their laundry detergent commercials, and dream of strange, erotic pleasures. They have no souls. My monsters, the ones you call depraved, they are the beautiful, heroic ones. They offer their oddity to the world. They provide a laugh, or a fright, to people in need of entertainment. Everyone is living the life they chose. But you you undoubtedly will be one of those soulless monsters. Perhaps you already are.

— Elsa Mars (Jessica Lange), American Horror Story, Freak Show: Monsters Among Us

monsters Heroic Boredom Depraved oddity Soulless

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Fate. Destiny. Luck. The prisons of man. People pass the time, enjoying the choices life provides—coffee or tea, right or left. As if it matters. We are all just spinning on the wheel. There is but one way to keep off the wheel. It's not youth. It's not beauty or true love. I know how to stay off the wheel. I control my fate. I have survived because I know one must be willing to destroy anyone, anything, even the things you love, to keep the gods in check.

— Elsa Mars (Jessica Lange), American Horror Story, Freak Show: Bullseye

Fate Destiny Luck Survival

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Ever since I was a little girl, I knew I was destined for great things. I was going to be somebody. Person of significance. Star of the silver screen, I once thought. But...my dreams became nightmares. Instead of laurels, funeral wreaths. Instead of glory, heh, bitter disappointment. Cruel afflictions. Now I understand. Tragedy was preparing me for something greater. Every loss that came before was a lesson. I was being prepared. Now I know for what. This child...a remarkable boy. Destined for greatness. In need of a remarkable mother. Someone forged in the fires of adversity, who can guide him. With...with firmness. With love.

— Constance Langdon (Jessica Lange), American Horror Story, Murder House: Afterbirth

Destiny Fame Delusions of Grandeur Motherhood Firmness Love

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You are our hope. So cherish this time in your life. Remember who you are. Because, right now, you have it all: The power of your imagination, the velocity of your dreams, the language of innocence, and the passion of a beginner. Don't lose it. Don't let it evaporate or get stripped away or worn away. And, as time passes, if you find you've come far away from yourself, allow the breeze of humility to remind you of who you were—who you really are.

— Jessica Lange, Commencement Address at Sarah Lawrence College, 2008

Graduation Commencement Speech

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Just remember if you look in the face of evil, evil's gonna look right back at you.

— Sister Jude (Jessica Lange), American Horror Story, Asylum: Madness Ends

Is there anything more wonderful than the promise of a new child...or more heartbreaking when that promise is broken?

— Constance Langdon (Jessica Lange), American Horror Story, Murder House: Home Invasion

Constance Langdon: Man shall not lie with man. It is an abomination.

Chad Warwick: So's that hairdo, but I figure that's your business.

— Constance Langdon (Jessica Lange), American Horror Story, Murder House: Birth

I chose to stay with him for all the things he's done right; not the one thing he's done wrong. I chose to forgive him

— Mrs. Thompson (Jessica Lange), The Vow

In this whole wide wicked world, the only thing you have to be afraid of is me.

— Fiona Goode (Jessica Lange), American Horror Story, Season 3: Boy Parts

One of the comforts of having children is knowing one's youth has not fled, but merely been passed down to a new generation. They say when a parent dies, a child feels his own mortality. But when a child dies, it's immortality that a parent loses.

— Constance Langdon (Jessica Lange), American Horror Story, Murder House: Halloween, Pt. 2

From blood and pain come perfection.

— Constance Langdon (Jessica Lange), American Horror Story, Murder House: Birth

Mental illness is the fashionable explanation for sin.

— Sister Jude (Jessica Lange), American Horror Story, Asylum: Welcome to Briarcliff

I have long stopped asking why the mad do mad things.

— Constance Langdon (Jessica Lange), American Horror Story, Murder House: Smoldering Children

— Elsa Mars (Jessica Lange), American Horror Story, Freak Show: Monsters Among Us

— Elsa Mars (Jessica Lange), American Horror Story, Freak Show: Bullseye

— Constance Langdon (Jessica Lange), American Horror Story, Murder House: Afterbirth

— Jessica Lange, Commencement Address at Sarah Lawrence College, 2008

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