“All I saw was a skinny kid. I didn't know who you were. You've done more than any other man could've done in the service of his country. Now, I've never been more wrong about someone in my life, and I hope one day you can forgive me.”
More from Robert Schenkkan
“With the world so set on tearing itself apart, it don't seem like such a bad thing to me…”
“Desmond Doss: You want some morphine? Sgt Howell: Hell, yes. That or a bullet.”
“Young Desmond: [about Tom] Why does he hate us so much? Bertha Doss: Oh, he-he don't hate…”
“Artie got hit in the back. It blew most of his guts and intestines out his front, offal…”