"Birdie Steptoe: [after finding Willa's body] They'll think it was me. They'll think it was poor old Uncle Birdie. Ah, if you could have seen it, Bess, down there in the deep place, with her hair waving soft and lazy like meadow grass under flood water, and that slit in her throat, like she had an extra mouth. You're the only human mortal I can go to, Bess. If I go to the law, they'll hang it on me. Sweet heavens, save poor old Uncle Birdie."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Imported from EN Wikiquote
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Night_of_the_Hunter_(film)
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
The Night of the Hunter (film)
44 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by The Night of the Hunter (film) →
Related Quotes
"Well now, what's it to be Lord? Another widow? How many has it been? Six? Twelve? I disremember. [He tips his hat] Yo…"
"There are too many of them. Can't kill the world."
"The Lord blinded mine enemies when they brought me in this evil place...I come not with peace, but with a sword...Thi…"
"Lord, you sure knowed what You was doin' when You put me in this very cell at this very time. A man with $10,000 hid …"
"Ah, little lad, you're starin' at my fingers. Would you like me to tell you the little story of Right Hand-Left Hand …"
"[to the Spoons about Willa, after saying she ran off] It's my shame. It's my crown of thorns. I must wear it bravely.…"
"Chilld - ren. Chilld - ren?"
"I can hear you whisperin', children, so I know you're down there. I can feel myself gettin' awful mad. I'm out of pat…"
"[to Pearl] No, no. No little lamb. Don't touch it. Now, don't touch my knife. That makes me mad. That makes me very, …"
"[singing] Leaning, leaning! Safe and secure from all alarms! Leaning, leaning! Leaning on the everlasting arms!"