Bright Road (1953)
Philip Hepburn: C.T. Young
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Quotes
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Jane Richards : Just what is it you have against school?
C.T. Young : Who me? Oh, I got nothin' against school. But, I got nothin' for it, either.
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C.T. Young : I ain't never been to New York, but I know one thing silly ol' Rachel don't know. Ain't nothin' in the world as tall as the sky. Nothin'!
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Tanya Hamilton : Are you going to be at Sunday school this year?
C.T. Young : Nah.
Tanya Hamilton : Don't you want to go to heaven?
C.T. Young : Nope. This place right here looks good enough for me.
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Jane Richards : God created everybody in His image, black and white.
C.T. Young : How come? What color is God, anyway?
Jane Richards : Well, it isn't a matter of color at all. When God made us in His image, he put a bit of Himself in each one of us, just like your mother and father love you. We're all brothers, together.
C.T. Young : If white people and black people are brothers, how come they don't act like brothers?
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Jane Richards : How many years did you spend in the second grade, C.T.?
C.T. Young : Two.
Jane Richards : And in the third?
C.T. Young : Two.
Jane Richards : And this is your first year in this grade?
C.T. Young : Yes. I always spend two years in each grade.
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C.T. Young , Tanya Hamilton : [singing] Dear birdie, fly back now, With a message and kiss, For I may not go too, Lest me, they should miss...
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C.T. Young : Miss Smith, the white lady Mama works for, she was sick a bit. I took care of her chickens. I thought she'd give me one maybe, but, she didn't. I was going to take one, but I didn't.
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School Principal : Running away from school, staying away, fighting as soon as you get back. What would you recommend I do?
C.T. Young : What else is there but a whippin'?
School Principal : That's right.
C.T. Young : Well, might as well whip.
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Jane Richards : I never said thank you, did I?
C.T. Young : It's all right, Miss Richards. I never said I was sorry, either.