How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Schindler's List.
Quote #7
JEWISH GHETTO RESIDENT: Last night I dreamt I was living in a room with ten people I didn't know, and I wake up to find I'm living in a room with ten people I don't know!
JEWISH GHETTO RESIDENT: You laugh at this?
JEWISH GHETTO RESIDENT: I have to laugh!
Laughter becomes a weapon to combat the despair of their condition, as well as reminding those who hear the joke that they're all in this together.
Quote #8
STERN: There's a rumor you've been going around miscalibrating the machines. They could shut us down, send us back to Auschwitz.
SCHINDLER: I'll call around, find out where we can buy shells. Pass them off as ours.
That last word is telling. "Ours." It means that Schindler firmly identifies himself with the community of workers now.