Memorable Quotes from Van Heflin
13 quotesReflections on Coming of Age
Sam Masterson
That brings us up to my 21st birthday when I became a man officially.
[Recounting the time he was away from Iverstown]
Martha Ivers
How did it feel to become a man - officially?
Sam Masterson
I'd been there before.
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The Burden of Probation
Toni Marachek
You know what probation is?
Sam Masterson
Sure! A knife stickin in your back!
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A Complex Expression of Love and Regret
Athos
This was my family's chapel, Charlotte. You'll remember we took our vows here. I loved you, Charlotte. I still love you. I love you as I love war and drunkenness. I love you as men love all that is worst for them.
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The Value of Friendship in Sacrifice
Athos
To die among friends. Can a man ask more? Can the world offer less? Who wants to live till the last bottle is empty? It's all-for one, d'Artagnan, and one for all.
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Confrontation of Past Choices and Regrets
Martha Ivers
Why didn't you stop me, Sam? You know how much I hated her! Why didn't you stop me?
Sam Masterson
I wasn't there.
Martha Ivers
Why didn't you stop... You weren't there?
[realizes]
Sam Masterson
No, I left as soon as I saw your aunt enter the room.
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Discontent with Being Pushed Around
Sam Masterson
Look! I don't like to get pushed around. I don't like people I like to be pushed around. I don't like anybody to get pushed around.
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Miraculous Transformations and Their Witnesses
Bar Amand
The Messiah has come! A man was dead but now he lives!
Uriah
I was crippled, and now I walk!
Old Aram
I was blind, and now I see!
Soldier
Who has done this?
Old Aram
The man called Jesus!
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A Toast to Left-Handedness
Jussac
Why don't you use your right hand, Athos?
[while dueling]
Athos
I save my right hand for my drinking.
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Introduction Between Ada and D. O.
Ada Quonsett
You've been so busy, we just haven't had a chance to chat. I'm Ada Quonsett.
D. O. Guerrero
How do you do.
Ada Quonsett
What's your name, sir?
D. O. Guerrero
Guerrero.
Ada Quonsett
Guerrero! That's Spanish, isn't it?
D. O. Guerrero
Yes, but way... back.
Ada Quonsett
You look more Irish.
D. O. Guerrero
So did my mother.
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Tension Between Uncertainty and Action
Walter O'Neil
I wasn't going to shoot.
Sam Masterson
I wasn't gonna wait and see.
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The Nature of Certainty and Risk
Martha Ivers
A sure thing is never a gamble.
Sam Masterson
No? What odds you give that that's a fact?
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Uncertainty in New Relationships
Toni Marachek
Maybe you think I've been trying too hard to get acquainted.
Sam Masterson
Maybe you have.
Toni Marachek
Maybe you think that's wrong.
Sam Masterson
Maybe it's too soon to tell.
Toni Marachek
I wonder what you're thinking.
Sam Masterson
I don't think you'll take up too much room in my Stanley Steamer.
Toni Marachek
Maybe you're all right.
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A Moment of Reflection on Choices
Sailor
What happened?
[after the car crashed]
Sam Masterson
The road curved, I didn't.
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