Cold Mountain (2003)

Eileen Atkins: Maddy

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Quotes 

• Maddy : See, I think there's a plan. There's a design for each and every one of us. You look at nature. Bird flies somewhere, picks up a seed, shits the seed out, plant grows. Bird's got a job, shit's got a job, seed's got a job. And you've got a job.

• Inman : But I'm a deserter. If they find me here things could get bad for you.

  Maddy : What are they gonna do? Cut short me young life?

• Maddy : [while petting one of her goats]  I've learned a person can pretty much survive off of a goat. A goat gives you company, and milk, and cheese... and when you need it, good meat.

  [slaughters the goat] 

• Maddy : Is she waiting for you? This Ada Monroe?

  Inman : She was. I don't know.

• Maddy : So you been fightin'?

  Inman : I could be at killin', for days, my feet against the feet of my enemy. And I always killed him. He never killed me. I don't know why.

  Maddy : Gave it a try, to look at ya.