Augustus LandorI do believe that the Academy takes away the young man's will. Advances him with regulations and rules. Deprives him of reason. It makes him less human.
Captain HitchcockAre you implying the Academy is to blame for these deaths?
Augustus LandorSomeone connected to the Academy, yes. Hence he Academy itself.
Captain HitchcockWell that's absurd. By your standard, every crime committed by a Christian will be a stain on Christ.
Cadet Edgar Allan Poe[walking through the snow-covered cemetery]To enjoy the Highlands in the full extent of their glory, it must seen immediately after the fall of the leaf.
Augustus LandorNo, because he's filled with senseless fantasies. Tells me about a poem, claims it has something to do with Leroy Fry's death. Claims it was dictated to him in his sleep by his dead mother.
PatsyYou of all people know that the people we lost... are always with us... Man will do most anything to cheat death, won't he?