The Dig Quotes

  • Edith Pretty: I'm so sorry.

    Basil Brown: I thought you'd be pleased with the veredict.

    Edith Pretty: We die. We die and we decay. We don't live on.

    Basil Brown: I'm not sure I agree. From the first human handprint on a cave wall, we're part of something continuous. So, we... don't really die.

  • Basil Brown: Robert, we all fail. Every day. There are some things we just can't succeed at no matter how hard we try. I know it's not what you want to hear.

  • Basil Brown: Mark my words May. I won't receive any credit. I won't even be a footnote.

  • Edith Pretty: Life is very fleeting. I've learned that. It has moments you should seize