Richard Carlson Quotes

David Hewitt I'll tell you what you could do if you went away, Zan: if you could find some place where they pay wages for talkin silly, you could make a fortune

David Hewitt Do you like me?

Alexandra Giddens Not today.

David Hewitt Why, I'll come back tomorrow.

John Putnam This is Sand Rock, Arizona, of a late evening in early spring. It's a nice town, knowing its past and sure of its future, as it makes ready for the night, and the predictable morning. The desert blankets the earth, cooling, resting for the fight with tomorrow's sun. And in my house near the town, we're also sure of the future. So very sure.

Dr. Jeffrey Stewart Hey, you're not so skinny.

Connie Stewart I'm working on it. I'm getting bigger and better.

Dr. Jeffrey Stewart Secret of multiplication.

Connie Stewart What are you talking about?

Dr. Jeffrey Stewart I'm not sure. Excepting they both seem to have something to do with multiplication. Done through love, the result is a baby, a... a lovely thing. But without love, done through hate or... or fear, the result is a monster, an element that grows.

Connie Stewart Jeff...

Sandy Hubbard If you loved someone and they did something bad, something real bad, would you keep it a secret?

Tom Stewart Well friends usually try to help one another.

Sandy Hubbard What if it's something real real bad?

Tom Stewart Real real bad? Like what?

Sandy Hubbard Like murder.

Sheriff Matt Warren Well, they've gone.

Ellen Fields For good, John?

John Putnam No. Just for now. It wasn't the right time for us to meet. But there'll be other nights, other stars for us to watch. They'll be back.

Geoff Montgomery It's worse than horrible because a zombie has no will of his own. You see them sometimes walking around blindly with dead eyes, following orders, not knowing what they do, not caring.

Larry Lawrence You mean like Democrats?

David Hewitt You know, that's the first time I ever heard your mother tell you to do something, and you didn't hop to do it.

Alexandra Giddens That's a funny thing to say.

David Hewitt You know, you take one step. And then you take another. After a while you'll find out you're walking all by yourself.

Dr. David Reed We didn't come here to fight with monsters. We're not equipped for it. We came here to find fossils.

John Putnam * Opening narration