Lane Smith Quotes

Edna Spalding I was thinking, if I was to plant cotton...

Albert Denby Mrs. Spalding, you don't know a thing about cotton farming.

Edna Spalding Yes, I know, but Moses says...

Albert Denby Moses? Who's Moses?

Edna Spalding He's this Negro man.

Albert Denby I don't know any Negro around here named Moses.

Edna Spalding He was just passing through, and I gave him a job doing some chores.

Albert Denby You mean to tell me you're lettin some Negro hobo talk you into plantin cotton? Did you ever hear of anything called The Depression? Now, you see these? These are all foreclosures. And that's just in the last three months. And that's white men who've cotton-farmin all their lives and can't make a go of it. And you listenin to some no-account nigger. You'll excuse me, Mrs. Spalding, but that's just about the most ignorant thing I've ever heard.

Edna Spalding Mr. Denby, I'm not ignorant - and I'm not selling my land.

Albert Denby Now then, Mrs. Spalding... in spite of the fact that I have great doubts about... this misguided attempt of yours to hold on to this place... as a Christian and deacon of the church, it's my beholden duty to... reach out the hand of charity to a human being in need. And I got to thinking, now what better way to help out this poor woman... than if she took in a boarder. Someone who could move in here, and by paying a modest rent, help her out. What if my brother-in-law was to move in here and rent a room from you?

Edna Spalding Move in here?

Albert Denby Mrs. Spalding, when tragedies like this happen sometimes we have to face up to things that are real hard.

W.E. Simmons You know what your trouble is, Mrs. Spalding? You are the victim of unbridled greed.