The Mysterious Stranger Quotes in The Adventures of Mark Twain (1985)

The Mysterious Stranger: Life itself is only a vision. A dream. Nothing exists, save empty space and you. And you... are but a thought.

Becky Thatcher: Who are you?

The Mysterious Stranger: An angel.

Huck Finn: What's your name?

The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.

Huck Finn: Uh oh.

The Mysterious Stranger: What's the matter?

Huck Finn: Nothing. Just that it's sure a sorry name for an angel.

Huck Finn: [after the Mysterious Stranger wipes out an entire village of clay people] You murdered 'em!

The Mysterious Stranger: [face slowly turns into a skull] Never mind them. People are of no value. We could make more sometime... if we need them.

The Mysterious Stranger: [witnessing two clay men fighting over a clay cow] I find you humans quite interesting, even though you are a worthless, greedy lot.

The Mysterious Stranger: [watching a village of clay people hold a funeral] Fools. What fascinations there are on this planet. Strange mortals with... curious customs. We'll have a storm now. And an earthquake if you like. You must stand aside... out of danger.

[the Mysterious Stranger causes lightning to destroy the clay castle and creates a fissure to get rid of the rubble and all of the remaining clay figures. The fissure closes, and the Mysterious Stranger fills the resulting empty space with grass and flowers]

The Mysterious Stranger: I can do no wrong... for I do not know what it is.