Tom Atkins Quotes

Nick Castle I don't believe in luck, good or bad. I don't believe in anything much. Something did happen once. My father was a fisherman. He ran a trawler out of Whitley Reef. One night, late, he was coming back in. He was out beyond the reef, out near Spivey Point. He looked to windward and saw a brig under shortsail, heading right for him. And he radioed, there was no reply. Nothing moved on deck, but she held her course. My dad and two of his hands, they boarded the brig, the Risa Jane. No one was on board. There was food on the table, and a hot, steaming cup of coffee. But underneath, the tin cup was rusted to the table. And then something caught my father's eye. It was a gold dubloon, minted in Spain, 1867. My dad picked up the coin, put it in his breast pocket of his jacket, and zippered it up. He came home, told us the story, and he unzippered the pocket to give me the coin. It was gone.

Elizabeth Solley I think I'll go to Vancouver now.

Elizabeth Solley Listen, I never hitchhiked before. I just really want to be careful. Can I ask you something?

Nick Castle Sure

Elizabeth Solley Are you weird?

Nick Castle Yes, I am. Yes, I am weird.

Elizabeth Solley You are weird. Thank God you're weird. The last one was so normal, it was disgusting.

Deputy Ferris You wanna take point?

Burke I'm retired.

Officer Hinch Think I waited too long to retire.

Burke You and me both, Hinch. Who did this?

Officer Hinch Harry Warden.

Burke Harry Warden's in a coma.

Officer Hinch Guess he woke up.

Dr. Phibes You see the water acts like ice. A whole body would take a year to decompose, longer if it was down far enough, cold enough.

Nick Castle But he was on the boat. He was below decks.

Dr. Phibes No. Dick Baxter died in the ocean. Remember last October those three kids that went diving for that old boat off the point? We got to em, they'd been down a week, maybe ten days. I swear to you right now, he's been down longer.

Burke Happy fucking Valentine's Day.

Dr. Phibes What the hell happened out there?

Nick Castle There was rust all over everything. It was like the boat had been out there a long time, taking on water. He was down below, near the bunks.

Dr. Phibes Nick, his wounds are covered with algae, his lungs are full, and there's silt under his fingernails. I tell ya, I saw Dick Baxter three days ago in Salinas. Now he's lying there on the table looking like he's been underwater for a month!