East of Eden (1955)
Raymond Massey: Adam Trask
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Quotes
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[refusing Cal's gift of money]
Adam Trask : If you want to give me a present, give me a good life. That's something I can value.
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Adam Trask : [Adam gives Cal the bible to read] Start at the fifth verse. Verse 5.
Cal Trask : [Cal begins to read...] "I acknowledge my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah."
Adam Trask : Go on.
Cal Trask : [he continues] Six...
Adam Trask : And I suggest a little slower, Cal. And you don't have to read the verse numbers.
Cal Trask : [Cal continues on] "For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee. And surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him. Selah." Seven...
Adam Trask : Not the numbers, Cal...
Cal Trask : [Cal abruptly furthers reading] "Thou art my hiding place, thou shalt preserve me from trouble, thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah."
[pause]
Cal Trask : *Eight*...
Adam Trask : You have no repentance! You're bad! Through and through, bad!