Jeremiah (TV Series)

Journeys End in Lovers Meeting (2002)

Luke Perry: Jeremiah

Quotes 

• Kurdy : [looks around the pilgrims' camp]  It's kind of nice.

  Jeremiah : Yeah, it's nice. This kind of nice makes me worry. It usually means somebody wants something from ya. Trust me. I've been hustled before by guys like this.

  Kurdy : You know, Jeremiah, my mom used to say there are two kinds of people - those who kiss and those who offer the cheek.

  Jeremiah : I don't get it.

  Kurdy : Look...

  Jeremiah : I mean, you know, nothing against your mom. It's just I, uh, I don't get that.

  Kurdy : Oh, forget it. She also said there are two types of kids. See, you give a kid a big, old box full of crap, and some kids are gonna see only the crap because that's what they're used to seeing, so they walk away. But the other type of kid sees that crap, dives in and starts digging like crazy 'cause he figures if theres that much crap, there's got be a pony in there somewhere.

  [smiles] 

  Jeremiah : So your mom said "crap".

• David : So you don't believe in God?

  Jeremiah : Let's just say we had a little falling out. I don't bother him, he doesn't bother me. Works fine for both of us.

  David : Yes, I can tell. Look, if you're thinking that I'm going try to convert you to anything, I'm not. Anybody here can believe or not believe anything they want. You just have to believe in something, even if it's just the hope that tomorrow will be better than the day before. You don't even have to believe in God, but to go to war with God, from what I've heard, that never ends well for anyone.

• Jeremiah : It's nothing personal. It's just...

  David : You don't trust me.

  Jeremiah : I don't trust you.

  David : How is that not personal?

  Jeremiah : Every time someone drags God into the conversation, it's because they want something. It's a con, it's a hustle, or worse. So excuse me if I look at all you've got going on here, and I wonder what it is that you're really up to.

  David : You know, a few centuries ago, people went on pilgrimages all the time to testify to their belief, to encourage hope, to receive absolution. They expected miracles, and they got them.

  Jeremiah : I believe in miracles a lot less than I believe in whatever it is that you're selling.

  David : [chuckles]  Why? It's a new world. The rules have changed. Technologically, we've been plunged back into the middle ages. Right? Maybe, that's the only place where miracles are possible. Maybe, God stopped appearing because He got tired of all the noise. Maybe he only appears when the world is quiet enough to pay attention. Either way, I know we will find our miracle at the end of our journey. Tell me something. Do you believe that there's hope for a better world, Jeremiah?

  Jeremiah : Yeah. Yeah, I do.

  David : Well then, like it or not, you and me and God - we're all on the same side.