The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)

Susan O'Connell: Claudia

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Quotes 

• Reverend Joshua Sloan : Come, child, take my hand. The Lord works in many ways. Sometimes, when he has dealt too much for one to bear he sends a messenger to comfort and love.

  Claudia : He does?

  Reverend Joshua Sloan : Yes. Such a messenger am I. Come, child, lay your head on my shoulder. This is a shoulder for the grieving, a hand to be gripped in despair, a vial to pour one's heart into. My only mission in life is that of comfort and love - which I humbly offer you now.

• Reverend Joshua Sloan : Weep your heart into mine, child, for it is weeping with you.

  [pulls Claudia closer] 

  Reverend Joshua Sloan : I will be the reservoir for your sorrow.

  [kisses Claudia] 

  Reverend Joshua Sloan : And your guide for a brighter tomorrow.

  Claudia : Oh, Reverend Sloane, it's so good to know that somebody cares.

  Reverend Joshua Sloan : Thank not me, I am but an emissary of the kingdom of heavenly love.

  [unbuttons the back buttons of Claudia's blouse] 

  Reverend Joshua Sloan : Out of the depth of your sorrow, we shall find the beauty of his love.

  [turns Claudia around, places his hands inside her shirt] 

  Reverend Joshua Sloan : Even now as we stand here in his shadow, feel your grief subside.

  [massages Claudia's breasts] 

  Reverend Joshua Sloan : ... as I absorb it through my palm and into my hand.

  Claudia : I do, Reverend.

  Reverend Joshua Sloan : Feel your pain - flowing freely - out of your heart - and into my hand.

  Claudia : I feel it.

  Reverend Joshua Sloan : Come, child. Together we shall purge this grief from your soul and release your true spirit as we search a path to righteousness.