Paul Edgecomb Quotes

Hal: Why don't you shut it down?
Paul Edgecomb: He's still alive! You wanna shut it down while he's still alive?

Toot, one more remark like that I'll have Van Hay roll on two for real. And I'll have one less crazy old trustee in the world.

Wipe your face before you get up, Dean.

The man is mean, careless, and stupid. Bad combination in a place like this.

Jan Edgecomb: Paul?
Paul Edgecomb: Yeah?
Jan Edgecomb: Not that I'm complaining...
Paul Edgecomb: Uh-huh?
Jan Edgecomb: But we haven't gone four times in one night since we were 19.
Paul Edgecomb: Yeah, we did at your mom's, yeah.

I just can't see God putting a gift like that in the hands of a man who would kill a child.

Honey, if you don't tell me what's on your mind, I'm afraid I'll have to smother you with a pillow.

I let Harry take those chains off you... you gonna be nice?

Seeing a man die isn't enough for you, you gotta be close enough to smell his nuts cook?

We'll be doing this for real tomorrow night and I don't want nobody to remember some stupid joke like that and get it going again. You ever try to not to laugh in church when something funny gets stuck in your head? Same goddamn thing.

You watch, you son of a bitch!

Dean Stanton: Well? What about Mrs. Moores? Was it like the mouse? Was it a... you know, a miracle?
Paul Edgecomb: Yes. Yes, it was. Damn...

Paul Edgecomb: Is his head properly shaved?
Dean Stanton: Nope, it's all dandruffy and smells.
Paul Edgecomb: I'll take that as a yes.

Paul Edgecomb: What do you want me to do John? You want me to let you run out of here, see how far you can get?
John Coffey: Why would you do such a foolish thing?
Paul Edgecomb: On the day of my judgment, when I stand before God, and He asks me why did I kill one of his true miracles, what am I gonna say? That it was my job? My job?

A big man is ripping your ears off Percy. I'd do as he says.

I've done some things in my life I'm not proud of, but this is the first time I've ever felt in real danger of hell.

Arlen Bitterbuck: Do you believe that if a man repents enough for what he done wrong, than he'll get to go back to the time that was happiest for him and live there forever? Could that be what heaven's like?
Paul Edgecomb: I just about believe that very thing.
Arlen Bitterbuck: I had a young wife when I was eighteen. We spent the summer in the mountains, made love every night. After we would talk sometimes till the sun came up, and she'd lay there, bare breasted in the fire light... that was my best time.