Green Mansions (1959)

Michael Pate: Priest

Quotes 

• Priest : [On board a boat: Abel has escaped from the rebels]  Are you from Caracas?

  Abel : Why do you ask?

  Priest : I thought you might have seen something of the revolution. Yesterday we heard that the rebels were sacking the town and assassinating many government officials.

  Abel : [Jumps to his feet]  "Assassinating" doesn't seem like quite the right word. It's too dignified... They shoot them in their beds, and then they burn their houses down.

  Priest : We saw the glow in the sky. It seemed as if the whole horizon had caught fire. If you're running away, if you're looking for refuge...

  Abel : No, I'm not running away, Father. Yesterday I was, but today I'm not. Today I know *exactly* where I'm going and what I have to do and then I'll be back. They'll see me again.