Simple Men (1992)

Jeffrey Howard: Ned Rifle

Quotes 

• Ned Riffle : I want adventure. I want romance.

  Bill McCabe : Ned, there is no such thing as adventure. There's no such thing as romance. There's only trouble and desire.

  Ned Riffle : Trouble and desire.

  Bill McCabe : That's right. And the funny thing is, when you desire something you immediately get into trouble. And when you're in trouble you don't desire anything at all.

  Ned Riffle : I see.

  Bill McCabe : It's impossible.

  Ned Riffle : It's ironic.

  Bill McCabe : It's a fucking tragedy is what it is, Ned.

• Ned : What is that thing?

  Bill : That's the Blessed Virgin, Ned.

  Ned : She's pretty, huh?

  Bill : Not only is she pretty, but she's got a nice personality, and she's the mother of God.

• Ned : Listen, Dennis. Let me tell you something about the law. The law is just a contract. A contract between the rich people who own everything, and the poor people who want to take it away. And the contract says, if you break the law and get away with it fine. But if you break the rules and get caught you got to play by the rules and pay the price. It's no big moral thing, you don't need ideology to knock off a liquor store.

• Ned : Nothing like a machine to make a man feel insignificant.