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A photo of a man looking out the window with Ali Muhammad's quote, "Sobriety is your greatest weapon." | Source: unsplash.com
32 'Trouble Don't Last Always' Quotes that Challenge Your Thinking
May 09, 202308:00 A.M.
With its captivating characters and compelling episodes, "Euphoria" is just one of many TV dramas that have fans hooked. Check out these 32 "Trouble Don't Last Always" quotes that will open your eyes to the struggle of finding balance amidst an existential crisis.
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In December 2020, the first season of the HBO series "Euphoria," directed by Sam Levinson, aired a one-of-a-kind episode called "Trouble Don't Last Always," which still generates discussions among fans today.
The episode picks up after Jules Vaughn abandons Rue Bennett at the train station, leading to Rue's relapse. It takes place in a warm, comfortable diner on Christmas Eve and features the conversation between Rue and her sponsor, Ali Muhammad.
The duo's conversation is not entirely sugary and pleasant, though. Together, Rue and Ali tackle the ugly truths of addiction, grief, and perseverance, delivering a powerful and thought-provoking message. Here are their quotes below.
Rue Bennett's quote: "Everyone's just out to make everyone else not seem like human and I don't really wanna be a part of it." | Source: unsplash.com
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Ali Muhammad's Thought-Provoking Quotes from the 'Trouble Don't Always Last' Episode of 'Euphoria'
"How do you want your mom and sister to remember you?" — Ali Muhammad
"You didn't come out of the womb an evil person." — Ali Muhammad
"Chinese Muslims are sewing these Kaepernick sneakers for 7 cents an hour, and you're telling me my black a*s matters." — Ali Muhammad
"Sobriety is your greatest weapon." — Ali Muhammad
"You don't know how to live life. You don't have the tools." —— Ali Muhammad
Rue Bennett's quote: "As someone who tried really hard to be someone I couldn't." | Source: unsplash.com
"You've got to believe in the poetry because everything else in your life will fail you, including yourself." — Ali Muhammad
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"Drugs change who you are as a person." — Ali Muhammad
"You're too busy running around, trying to b******t everybody into thinking you're hard, and you don't give a f**k, when in reality, you give so much of a f**k, you can't even bear to be alive." — Ali Muhammad
"People keep doing s**t that we deem unforgivable, and in return, they decide there's no reason to change." — Ali Muhammad
"The hardest part of having the disease of addiction, aside from having the disease, is that no one in the world sees it as a disease." — Ali Muhammad
Rue Bennett's quote: "Well, why does your life have a purpose and my dad's doesn't?" | Source: unsplash.com
"Once you get back in that cycle, you know, using and abusing, it's inescapable." — Ali Muhammad
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"You've been fighting a losing game since the first day you got high." — Ali Muhammad
"The sentence that you have given yourself is that you, Rue Bennett, are beyond forgiveness." — Ali Muhammad
"A true revolution has no allies." — Ali Muhammad
"I got faith in you." — Ali Muhammad
Rue Bennett's quote: "I put up a good fight but I lost. For the first time, but not the last." | Source: unsplash.com
Rue Bennett's Quotes on Dealing with an Existential Crisis
"Everyone's just out to make everyone else not seem like human and I don't really wanna be a part of it." — Rue Bennett
"To tell you the truth, drugs are probably the only reason I haven't killed myself." — Rue Bennett
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"So, you're saying the reason my dad died is because God didn't believe in him?" — Rue Bennett
"I mean, I'm all good with drugs until guns start coming out." — Rue Bennett
"I just showed up one day without a map or a compass." — Rue Bennett
Ali Muhammad's quote: "I got faith in you." | Source: unsplash.com
"I put up a good fight but I lost. For the first time, but not the last." — Rue Bennett
"Well, why does your life have a purpose and my dad's doesn't?" — Rue Bennett
"I feel like I've found, like, this amazing balance where I'm like happy and healthy and I'm not looking to anybody else for that happiness, you know?" — Rue Bennett
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"It's not even the lies that hurt, you know? It's the fact that you're never really emotionally prepared for someone to leave you." — Rue Bennett
"As someone who tried really hard to be someone I couldn't." — Rue Bennett
Ali Muhammad's quote: "A true revolution has no allies." | Source: unsplash.com
"Rue Bennett: Who's Martin? Martin is me. What? My name. Your name is Martin? Well, it used to be. What? Before I converted. To what? To Islam. Ali, I'm super f*cking confused right now. What am I, your first Black friend? What'd you think, I was actually from the Middle East? I'm from south Philly. What...
[laughs]
Rue Bennett: Yeah, but you, you just don't, you don't look like a Martin. You don't. I didn't think so, either. Do women ever convert to Islam? Very few." — "Trouble Don't Always Last" Episode of "Euphoria"
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Additional Quotes & Dialogues from the 'Trouble Don't Always Last' Episode of 'Euphoria'
"Rue Bennett: Yeah. Mm-hmm. And, like, finding an emotional balance, you know?
Ali: You just said you found an amazing balance.
Rue Bennett: I... I did. I have. I... I mean, but I'm not perfect, you know, so... I'm, I'm sane, though. Like, I'm sane. Saner. I'm making sane decisions.
Ali: Rue. You're high.
Rue Bennett : [chuckles] I feel like you're not listening to what I'm saying.
Ali: Rue, I don't think you're listening to what you're saying.
Rue Bennett: I feel like that's physically impossible.
Ali: To what? Talk some b******t?" — "Trouble Don't Always Last" Episode of "Euphoria"
Ali Muhammad's quote: "Once you get back in that cycle, you know, using and abusing, it's inescapable." | Source: unsplash.com
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"Ali: Why'd you relapse?
Rue Bennett: I don't know. Couldn't stop my mind from racing.
Ali: Racing about what?
Rue Bennett: Everything.
Ali: Hey, hey. Get specific.
Rue Bennett : [the shrugs her shoulders] All the things I remember and all the things I wish I didn't.
Ali: Okay. I get it. Why didn't you call me?
Rue Bennett: [scoffs] Just... honestly, I wasn't really trying not to relapse.
[Ali laughs]
Rue Bennett: [Rue bites her lip and chuckles]" — "Trouble Don't Always Last" Episode of "Euphoria"
Miss Marsha's quote: "Baby, trouble don't last always." | Source: unsplash.com
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"Ali: Uh, Rue, I'm not a guidance counselor. I'm just a crackhead who's trying to do a little good on this Earth before I die.
[both laugh]
Rue Bennett: Uh, you're, you're a trip, man." — "Trouble Don't Always Last" Episode of "Euphoria"
Ali Muhammad's quote: "How do you want your mom and sister to remember you?" | Source: unsplash.com
"Probably underneath all this busted-a**, chaotic energy, you might even be a good kid. Who knows? And that is why we are eating pancakes on Christmas Eve. Despite the fact that you don't want to get clean." — Ali Muhammad
"Everything's that good to you ain't always good for you." — Miss Marsha
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"Baby, trouble don't last always." — Miss Marsha
Ali Muhammad's quote: "You didn't come out of the womb an evil person." | Source: unsplash.com
Actors Zendaya portrays Rue, Colson Domingo plays Ali, and Marsha Gambles plays Miss Marsha in this particular episode. Other stars in the HBO drama include Storm Reid, Hunter Schafer, Sydney Sweeney, Alexa Demie, and Angus Cloud.
While the special episode may have been dark and uncomfortable for viewers, Rue, Ali, and Miss Marsha's words reflect today's societal issues. Despite this, the episode has been regarded as one of the best in the series.
Jacob Elordi, who portrays Nate Jacobs in "Euphoria," is another character whose narcissistic behavior, as revealed in his quotes, has left fans frustrated and emotional, much like Rue.
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