Danby Quotes in Catch-22 (1970)

[last lines]

[Yossarian leaps out of the hospital window, fleeing the base. Danby and Tappman watch from the window]

Danby: Yossarian!

Yossarian: I can do it, Danby!

Tappman: They'll catch you, they'll bring you back!

Yossarian: I can do it!

Danby: This is insane!

Yossarian: I can do it!

Tappman: What about your clothes?

Yossarian: They'll never recognize me without my uniform!

Danby: You'll be on the run with no friends! You'll live in constant danger of betrayal!

Yossarian: [laughs] I live that way now.

Danby: Yossarian, for God's sake, hurry up!

Yossarian: So long, Chaplain!

Tappman: How do you feel, Yossarian?

Yossarian: Fine... because I'm scared to death.

Danby: You'll have to keep on your toes every minute.

Yossarian: I'll keep on my toes.

Tappman: You'll have to jump.

Yossarian: I'll jump.

Tappman: JUMP!

[Yossarian jumps over a ditch and runs to the sea while inflating a life raft. He leaps into the sea, paddling furiously, and is gone]

Maj. Major Major Major: Is something wrong?

Tappman: No, no. I... just thought I saw something.

Maj. Major Major Major: A naked man in a tree?

Tappman: Yes, that's it.

Danby: [looking through binoculars] That's just Yossarian.

General Dreedle: All right, at ease... there'll be no more moaning in this outfit... the next man who moans is going to be very sorry...

Danby: Ohhhhhhh...

General Dreedle: Who is this man?

Colonel Cathcart: Major Danby, Sir.

Lt. Col. Korn, XO: Danby... D-A-N-B-Y...

General Dreedle: Take him out and shoot him.

Colonel Cathcart: Sir?

General Dreedle: I said take him out and shoot him... can't you hear?

Colonel Cathcart: Take Major Danby out and shoot him...

Danby: Weather conditions have improved tremendously over the mainland, so you won't have any trouble at all seeing the target. Of course, we mustn't forget, that means that they won't have any trouble at all seeing you.