I stopped thinkin' I had any real chance around 11 last night. You know, I had an idea that when the first guy fell off, the soldiers were pointing their guns and when they pulled the triggers, little pieces of paper with the word "Bang!" would pop out. The Major would go "April Fools!" and we'll all go home. [...] Yeah, it took me a while to realize the real gut truth of this: This is walk or die. Simple as that. Not survival of the physically fittest; if it was, I'd have a good chance, but... There are mothers who would lift a ****in' car if their kid was pinned underneath. The brain, Garraty. Not man or God, there's something in the **** brain. I don't have that. I don't wanna beat people that badly. And I think, when the time comes and I'm tired enough, I think I'll just sit down.
Most scenes together: Raymond Garraty #47 & Peter McVries #23 (4)
The Long Walk quotes
Page 2 of 2I'm sorry, mom.
It was an early fall morning, months after Peter McVries won the Long Walk, when the Musketeers' next of kin – Ginny Garraty, Clementine Olson, and Geraldine Baker – each heard a knock at their door.
When they opened it, no one was there.
Instead, they each found a large envelope filled with more money than any of them had ever seen.
These mysterious envelopes kept arriving, month after month, for as long as they could remember.
And one day not long after the first envelopes arrived, Geraldine Baker received a small parcel.
Inside was a rosary and cross.
Now, uh, I'm not going to go through the whole rule-book, but it boils down to this. Walk until there's only one of you left. Maintain a speed of three miles per hour. If you fall below the speed, you get a warning. If you can't make speed in ten seconds, you get an additional warning. Three warnings, you get your ticket. Walk one hour at speed, one warning is erased, and so on. If you step off the pavement, you will get your ticket without warning. The goal is to last the longest. There's one winner, and no finish line. Any of you can win. Any of you can do it if you walk long and steady enough, if you refuse to give up. I look at each and every one of you, and I see hope. Now, boys, who's set to ****in' win? [cheers from the Walkers] I said, who's ready to ****in' win? [louder cheers; he fires a pistol into the air to start the Walk] Luck to all, and remember. Anyone can win.