Firecreek (1968)

Dean Jagger: Whittier

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• Arthur : Mr. Whittier, do you think that something bad's gonna happen?

  Whittier : You worry too much about what you hear said, Arthur.

  Arthur : Well, it'll be night soon. That's when things happen.

• Whittier : I don't think anything's happening worth you getting hurt over. In the morning, they'll be gone. Everything creeping along the way it was before. Everybody protecting his own little world.

  Johnny Cobb : I don't understand what you mean Mr. Whittier?

  Whittier : In what regard, Johnny?

  Johnny Cobb : Well, you sound like nothing mattered - if I heard you right.

  Whittier : Just unimportants, Johnny. Nothing important.

• Whittier : I'm old enough to have learned, Johnny, nothing stands still. You grow or you die.

• Whittier : A town that collects losers, will exist for their lifetime, no more.

  Johnny Cobb : Losers?

  Whittier : Losers. Yes, Johnny. Take Arthur, for a simpleton that he is, six years ago he drifted in here not even knowing what his last name was. But, he still had the mental capacity to recognize a town that he wouldn't have to compete in.

• Whittier : You know, I once practiced law. Haven't you ever wondered why I came to these parts?

  Johnny Cobb : Well, you said it was your health.

  Whittier : Well, peace of mind is also a man's health. I found myself unable to cope with making important decisions; so, I came to Firecreek because, I could live out each day here without my word having any import. I'm no different than all the rest of 'em. No different, at all, Johnny.

• Whittier : Let it go, Johnny. Let it go.