Lew Ayres Quotes

Dr. Patrick J. Cory I think someday you'll be as famous as ].

Janice Cory We'll if I'm as useful to you as she was to her husband, I'll settle for that.

Dr. Patrick J. Cory You're just as useful and lots prettier.

Dr. Patrick J. Cory Perhaps I'll cure Frank and every other alcoholic if I can solve the mystery of Donovan's Brain. I think it's a matter of chemistry how the brain thinks. The problem is to find out what chemical combinations are responsible for success... failure... happiness... misery.

Janice Cory Sounds impossible.

Dr. Patrick J. Cory But it is not. It can't be. There has to be a way.

Paul Bäumer I say "You must , it is your comrades, it is not an idiotic command," and again: "What does it matter to me, I have only one life to lose—

Aldo Mandemus.

Mandemus Who's there?

Aldo Aldo. General Aldo.

Mandemus Hmm? What do you want?

Aldo Guns Guns.

Mandemus (referring to the guns) What will you do with them?

Aldo We shall do with them what we will!

Mandemus Do what you will is the Devil's law.

Aldo Who are you, Mandemus? God?

Mandemus I am the keeper of Caesar's conscience.

Aldo And I am the keeper of Caesar's army.

Mandemus Under allegiance to Caesar. Where is he?

Aldo Mandemus, as I speak, our city is being attacked by humans from without and within. Who cares where Caesar is?

Mandemus I care. there is a law that weapons may only be issued under direct orders from Caesar, not under threats from a thick-headed subordinate, for whom war means only personal glory. Now find me Caesar. I will listen to him.

Aldo First, listen to this. take every gun in the place. Everything. get the ammo boxes. get the handguns, grenades.

Mandemus Stop! Stop! Caesar forbids yoooooou!

Paul Bäumer Out of 20, three are officers, nine dead, Müller and three others wounded, and one in the mad house. We'll all be dead someday so let's forget it.

Paul Bäumer I saw him die. I didn't know what it was like to die before! And then, then I came outside and it felt so good to be alive, that I started in to walk fast. I began to think of the strangest things like bein out in the fields, things like that. You know — girls. Then it felt as if there were something electric running from the ground up through me. And I started. And I began to run hard and I passed soldiers, and I heard voices calling to me, and I ran and I ran, and I felt as if I couldn't breathe enough air into me. And now I'm hungry.

Paul Bäumer You know I can't run away. That's why you accuse me. I tell you, I didn't want to kill you. I tried to keep you alive. If you jumped in here again, I wouldn't do it. You see, when you jumped in here, you were my enemy — and I was afraid of you. But you're just a man like me, and I killed you. Forgive me, comrade. Say that for me. Say you forgive me! Oh, no. You're dead! Only you're better off than I am. You're through. They can't do any more to you now. Oh, God, why did they do this to us? We only wanted to live, you and I. Why should they send us out to fight each other? If we threw away these rifles and these uniforms, you could be my brother just like Kat and Albert. You'll have to forgive me, comrade. I'll do all I can. I'll write to your parents. I'll write to — I'll write to your wife. I'll write to her. I promise she'll not want for anything. And I'll help her and your parents, too. Only forgive me. Forgive me. Forgive me! Forgive me!

Dr. Patrick J. Cory My dear Dr. Schratt, you sober up with more grace than anyone I ever saw. You're terrific. C'mon, let's go.

Dr. Frank Schratt Are you kidding? Look! Nope.

Dr. Patrick J. Cory Frank, don't let me down.

Dr. Frank Schratt What's more useless than a surgeon with a hangover? I'm a drunken zero.! I pass!

Dr. Patrick J. Cory No, you don't. I'd rather have you do a corneal transplant for me drunk than anyone else sober. Let's go boy.

Dr. Frank Schratt You're brilliant but not normal.

Dr. Patrick J. Cory So are you, but are you and who is?

Paul Bäumer I want to help you. I want to help you... Stop that! Stop it! I can bear the rest of it. I can't listen to that! Why do you take so long dying? You're going to die anyway. Oh, no. Oh, no. You won't die. Oh, no. You won't die. They're only little wounds. You'll get home. You'll be all right. You'll get home long before I will.