Old Priest Quotes in Black Robe (1991)

Old Priest: [indicating his scars] The savages did this to me.

Father Laforgue: The indians? Why?

Old Priest: They are uncivilized, just as the English or Germans were before we came to them. I will be returning next month.

Father Laforgue: To New France?

Old Priest: The savages live in outer darkness. We must convert them. What more glorious task than that?

Old Priest: It is you, Morrell. But that was seventy years ago!

Father Lucci: That was just yesterday to me.

Old Priest: [to wolf-girl] Are you God's work, or the Devil's? Oh, what do I care whose work you are? You poor, silent creature.

[binds her wound]

Old Priest: It will heal. In time.

Old Priest: Antonio, you can't perform such a serious ritual just to settle the nerves of a crazy woman. No matter how pretty she is.

Old Priest: Many have died, last week, on these streets. In the basement of this building, you will find them. I have given them the last rites. Now, you do what you will. You are stronger than us. But soon, I think they be stronger than you. When the dead walk, señores, we must stop the killing... or lose the war.

[Roger and Peter are startled by the Old Priest]

Old Priest: Señores, please to let me pass.

Roger: Let's get him to the med unit.

Old Priest: No, no, please. Just let me pass. I go up to seventh floor to find my sister; just let me pass. The people of 107 will do what you wish now.