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The Missing Quotes

R 2003 · 2h 15m 63 Audience
10 quotes
Determination to Not Stay Put
Dot Gilkeson I swear to God I won't stay put.
Meaning Behind an Indian Name
Maggie You know that indian name of yours? What, what's that? What's that mean?
Samuel Very hard to translate that.
Maggie Try it.
Samuel It means "shit for luck".
Conflict Over Horses and Guns
Kayitah Forget the hides. Give us your horses and your guns and we'll call it even.
[speaking Chiricahua]
Samuel They want our horses and guns.
Maggie I am not giving over my horses! You understand? You have to kill me first! You tell them... You, you tell them what I said.
[to Kayitah; turns to Samuel]
Samuel Now look, you pissed her off.
[speaking Chiricahua]
Desperation in a Search for Family
Samuel I didn't kill anyone! I said I didn't kill anyone! I am looking for my granddaughter!
Lieutenant Then tell me her damn name!
Samuel I don't *know* her damn name!
The Missing - Dialogue 5
Maggie Why didn't you stay?
Samuel There's a Apache story about a man that woke up one morning and saw a hawk on the wind. Walked outside and never returned. After he died, he met his wife in the spirit world. She asked him why he never came home, he said "Well, the hawk kept flying." There's always the next something, Maggie. And that will take a man away.
[long pause; pause]
The Missing - Samuel Jones
Samuel Jones If I stay here very long, I might misbehave. Somebody might have to kill me.
Embrace your fate and move forward.
Chidin Take your bad luck to your grave.
[speaking Chiricahua]
Questioning Intentions and Thought Processes
Jim I don't know what they were thinking.
Samuel What makes you think they were thinking?
Consequences of Looting in Military Service
Lt. Ducharme Any man found looting... will have the value of their property deducted from his pay.
A Conversation About Sacrifice and Support
Samuel You take this money for your children.
Maggie No, you take it for your funeral.