Memorable Quotes from Maria Schell
1 quoteUrgent Call for Planetary Evacuation
First Elder
...An unpleasant duty has been masterly performed, Jor-El. They have received the fate they deserve: isolation in the Phantom Zone; an eternal living death.
Jor-El
A chance for survival, nonetheless. As opposed to us, if we continue to ignore these facts...It's suicide! No, it's worse. It's genocide!
First Elder
Be warned, Jor-El. The Council has already evaluated this outlandish theory of yours.
Jor-El
My friends, you know me to be neither rash nor impulsive. I'm not given to wild, unsupported statements. And I tell you that we must evacuate this planet immediately!
First Elder
Jor-El, you are one of Krypton's greatest scientists.
Second Elder
Ah, yes, but so is Vond-Ah.
Vond-Ah
It isn't that we question your data. The facts are undeniable. It's your conclusions we find unsupportable.
Jor-El
This planet, along with its red sun, will destabilize and burst within thirty days...likely within seven.
Vond-Ah
I tell you Krypton is simply shifting its orbit.
Second Elder
Jor-El, be reasonable! Let Krypton die? Never! This is just another one of your...mistaken fantasies.
Jor-El
My friend, I've never been otherwise. This madness is yours...to do with as you wish.
First Elder
This discussion is terminated. The decision of the Council is final...Any attempt by you to create a climate of fear and panic among the populace must be deemed by us...an act of insurrection.
Jor-El
You would accuse me of insurrection? Has it now become a crime to cherish life?
First Elder
You would be banished to endless imprisonment in the Phantom Zone...the eternal void which you yourself discovered. Will you abide by the Council's decision?
Jor-El
I will remain silent. Neither I nor my wife will leave Krypton.
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