Edward Walker His will to live is very strong.
Played by William Hurt 
The Village (2004) · 51 quotes
The Village (2004) · 51 quotes
2nd most-quoted character in The Village (2004): in 14 of its 51 quotes
Most scenes with: Ivy Walker (3)
The world moves for love; it kneels before it in awe.
More lines from Edward Walker
7 quotes Edward Walker Edward Walker [part of a table grace]
We are grateful for the time we have been given.
Edward Walker The moment I heard my daughter's vision had finally failed her, and that she'd forever be blind, I was sitting in that chair. I was so ashamed.
Edward Walker You are fearless in a way that I shall never know.
Edward Walker Yes, I have risked. I hope I am always able to risk everything for the just and right cause.
Edward Walker We have always had a gentle understanding with the creatures that live in the woods.
Edward Walker [approaching students who have found slain animal]
What manner of spectacle has attracted your attention so splendidly I ought carry it in my pocket to help me teach?
Scenes with Edward Walker
6 scenes Edward Walker Ivy...
Yes, father.
Edward Walker Do your very best not to scream.
Edward Walker It is all that I can give you... It is all that I can give you.
I accept.
Mrs. Clack [after Edward Walker tells the group he has sent Ivy to the towns to fetch medicines]
What have you done?
Edward Walker He is the victim of a crime.
Mrs. Clack We have agreed never to go back. Never
Edward Walker What was the purpose of our leaving? Don't forget, it was out of hope of something good and right.
Robert Percy
You should not have made decisions without us!
Edward Walker I'm guilty, Robert! I made a decision of a heart, I cannot look into another's eyes and see the same look I see in August's without justification! It is too painful, I cannot bear it!
Mrs. Clack You have jeopardized everything we have made.
Edward Walker Who do you think will continue this place, this life? Do you plan to live forever? It is in them that our future lies, it is in Ivy and Lucius that this way of life will continue. Yes I have risked, I hope I am always able to risk everything for the just and right cause. If we did not make this decision, we could never again call ourselves innocent, and that in the end is what we have protected here, innocence! That I'm not ready to give up.
Let her go. If it ends, it ends. We can move towards hope, that's what's beautiful about this place. We cannot run from heartache. My brother was slain in the towns, the rest of my family died here. Heartache is a part of life, we know that now. Ivy is running toward hope, let her run. If this place is worthy, she'll be successful in her quest.
Mrs. Clack How could you have sent her. She is blind.
Edward Walker She is more capable than most in this village. And she is led by love. The world moves for love. It kneels before it in awe.
KITTY I'm in love! I want your permission to marry, Papa!
EDWARD There's a proper manner in which these things are supposed to happen, such as the boy would normally be standing next to you, in a moment such as this! Where is the BOY in all this, Kitty?!
KITTY I haven't spoken to him as of yet.
EDWARD The young man is unaware of your intentions?!
EDWARD What do you know about your grandfather?
He was the wealthiest man in the towns?
EDWARD That he was, he had a gift for that. If he was given one dollar, in less than a fortnight, he would have turned it into five. You do not know of money. It is not part of our life here. Money can be a wicked thing. It can turn men's hearts black. Good men's hearts. My father could not see this, for all his gifts. He was a poor judge of a man's character. Your grandfather WAS a good man, Ivy. He had a laugh that could be heard three houses away. He used to hold my hand as I hold yours. He taught me strength, and showed me love, and told me to lead when others would only follow. Your grandfather, James Walker, died in his sleep. A man put a gun to his head and shot him while he dreamed. I tell you this so you will understand some of the reasons for my actions, and the actions of others. You are a strong one, Ivy. You lead when others would only follow. You see light, when there is only darkness. I trust you. I trust you among all others.
EDWARD There did exist rumors of creatures in these woods. It is one of the history books I used to teach in the towns.
The screams? From the woods?
EDWARD We created those sounds.
The Ceremony of Meat?
EDWARD We remove it ourselves. An elder is always assigned.
The drills... they are farce, too?
EDWARD We did not want anyone to go to the towns, Ivy.
What about the animals.... the skinned ones? Are the elders responsible for that, too?
EDWARD I BELIEVE ONE of the elders is responsible. It will not happen again. There is no one in this village who has not lost someone irreplaceable, who has nt felt loss so deeply that they questioned the very merit of living at all. It is a darkness I wished... you would never know. Forgive us our silly lies, Ivy. They were not meant to harm.
I am... sad for you, Papa. For all the elders.
EDWARD On this paper has been written a tool of medicine. It is common in the towns. You will go... with two escorts. Follow the sounds of a stream. A half-day's journey will bring you to a hidden road. At this hidden road, the two escorts will wait as you continue. You alone will follow the road... and leave Covington Woods. You are to tell no one in the towns where we are... and return with haste. I cannot come with you. You gave your heart to this boy. He is in need. Are you ready to take this burden, which by right, is yours and yours alone?
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