Braveheart 1995 quotes, page 4

Stephen

Him? That can't be William Wallace. I'm prettier than this man. All right Father, I'll ask him. [To William] If I risk my neck for you, will I get a chance to kill Englishmen?

Is your father a ghost, or do you converse with the Almighty?

Stephen

In order to find his equal, an Irishman is forced to talk to God. [Heavenward] Yes, Father. [To William and Hamish] The Almighty says don't change the subject, just answer the **** question.

Mind your tongue.

Insane Irish.

Stephen

Smart enough to get a dagger past your guards, old man.

That's my friend, Irishman. And the answer your question is yes - if you fight for me, you get to kill the English.

Stephen

Excellent! Stephen is my name. I'm the most wanted man on my island. Except I'm not on my island of course. More's the pity.

Your island? You mean Ireland.

Stephen

Yeah. It's mine.

You're a madman.

Stephen

I've come to the right place then.

Stephen

The Almighty says this must be a fashionable fight. It's drawn the finest people.

Lochlan

Where is thy salute?

For presenting yourselves on this battlefield, I give you thanks.

Lochlan

This is our army. To join it you give homage.

I give homage to Scotland. And if this is your army, why does it go?

We didn't come here to fight for them.

Home! The English are too many!

Sons of Scotland! I am William Wallace.

William Wallace is seven feet tall!

Yes, I've heard. Kills men by the hundreds. And if HE were here, he'd consume the English with fireballs from his eyes, and bolts of lightning from his arse.

I AM William Wallace! And I see a whole army of my country men, here, in defiance of tyranny. You've come to fight as free men, and free men you are. What will you do with that freedom? Will you fight?

Against that? No, we'll run, and we'll live.

Aye, fight and you may die, run, and you'll live... at least a while. And dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willin' to trade ALL the days, from this day to that, for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they'll never take... OUR FREEDOM!

Why do you help me?

Princess Isabelle

Because of the way you are looking at me now.

Are you in the habit of riding off in the rain with strangers?

It was the best way to make you leave.

Well, if I can ever work up the courage to ask you again, I'll send you a written warning first.

'O it wouldn't do you much good. I can't read.

Can you not?

No.

Well that's something we shall have to remedy, isn't it?

You're going to teach me to read, then?

Aye, if you like.

Aye.

In what language?

Are you showing off now?

That's right. Are you impressed yet?

No. Why, should I be?

Yes. Because every single day I thought about you.

Do that standing on your head and I'll be impressed.

My kilt may fly up but I'll try.

You certainly didn't learn any manners on your travels.

I'm afraid the Romans have far worse manners than I.

You've been to Rome?

Aye, Uncle Argyle took me on a pilgrimage.

What was it like?

Not nearly as beautiful as you.

What does that mean?

Beautiful. But I belong here.

I said I have an offer for you.

Lochlan

You disrespect a banner of truce?

From his king? Absolutely. Here are Scotland's terms. Lower your flags, and march straight back to England, stopping at every home you pass by to beg forgiveness for 100 years of theft, rape, and murder. Do that and your men shall live. Do it not, and every one of you will die today.

You are outmatched. You have no heavy cavalry. In two centuries no army has won without--.

I'm not finished. Before we let you leave, your commander must cross that field, present himself before this army, put his head between his legs, and kiss his own arse.

I'd say that was rather less cordial that he was used to.

I'm dreaming.

Yes you are. And you must wake.

I don't want to wake. I want to stay here with you.

And I with you.

M'lady. I received your message. This is the second time you have warned me of danger. Why?

Isabelle

There will be a new shipment of supplies coming north next month, foods and weapons, they won't...

No, stop. Why do you help me? Why do you help me?

Isabelle

Because of the way you're looking at me now.

Of course, running a farm is a lot of work, but that will all change when my sons arrive.

So, you've got children?

Not yet, but I was hoping you could help me with that.

So, you want me to marry you then?

Well, that's a bit sudden, but alright.

Is that what you call a proposal?

I love you, always have. I want to marry you.

Is that a yes?

Aye, that's a yes.

Sir, I know it was strange of me to invite Murron to ride last night, but I assure you I--

MacClannough's daughter is another matter. I've come to fetch you to a meeting.

What kind of meeting?

The secret kind.

Your meetings are a waste of time, Campbell.

Your father was a fighter, and a patriot.

I know who my father was. I came back home to raise crops, and God willing a family. If I can live in peace, I will.

You say you want to stay out of the troubles?

Aye.

If you can prove it, you may court my daughter. Until you prove it, my answer is no.

No?

No Wallace, no.

Didn't I just prove it?

No.

We'll make spears. Hundreds of them, long spears. Twice as long as a man.

That long?

Aye.

Some men are longer than others.

Your mother been telling you stories about me again, eh?

You dropped your rock.

Test of manhood.

You win.

Call it a test of soldiery, then. The English won't let us train with weapons, so we train with stones.

Well, a test of a soldier is not in his arm, it's here [points to his head].

No, it's here [points to his fist, then punches William]

You know, eventually Longshanks will send his whole Northern Army against us.

Heavy cavalry, armored horse; shake the very ground.

They'll ride right over us.

Uncle Argyle used to talk about it; how no army had ever stood up to a charge of heavy horse.

So what'll we do?

Run, hide, the highland way.

We'll make spears. Hundreds of them! Long spears, twice as long as a man.

That long?

Aye.

Some men are longer than others.

Your mother been telling you stories about me again, eh?

I have dispatched a hundred soldiers to Lanark. They will be returning now!

Were they dressed like this? Actually, it was more like fifty.

All of you know full well, the great pains I have always taken never to be too strict, too rigid with the application of our laws, and as a consequence, have we not learned to live together in relative peace and harmony, huh? And this day's lawlessness is how you repay my leniency. Well you leave me with little choice. An assault on the king's soldiers is the same as an assault on the king himself.

Now, let this scrapper come to me.

Stephen

Sure didn't the Almighty send me to watch your back? I didn't like him anyway. He wasn't right in the head.