Beth Horman Quotes in Missing (1982)

Ed Horman: He, he seems so innocent. Almost deliberately naive.

Beth Horman: Is that so bad?

Ed Horman: Is that so good?

Beth Horman: You raised him.

Ed Horman: This past week I've felt like, erm, my heart has been torn out of me.

Beth Horman: It's okay.

Ed Horman: I feel very guilty.

Beth Horman: Hey, Charlie always says guilt is like fear. It's given to us for survival, not destruction.

Ed Horman: Oh. Beth, for what it's worth, I think you are one of the most courageous people I have ever met.

Beth Horman: And what are the basics? God, country and Wall Street?

Ed Horman: You know what I mean.

Beth Horman: I know, I know. God bless our way of life!

Ed Horman: Oh, a very good way of life it is, young lady, no matter how much people like you and Charles try to tear it down with your sloppy idealism. I can no longer abide the young people of our country who live off their parents and the fat of the land and then they find nothing better to do than whine and complain.

Ed Horman: Now, erm, I owe you an apology.

Beth Horman: No, you don't.

Ed Horman: No, no, no. Well, for a long time now I've sold you short. Both of you. I don't really know why. Unless it's because I'm getting old. And I'm very stubborn.