Beauty and the Beast (TV Series)

Remember Love (1988)

Roy Dotrice: Jacob 'Father' Wells

Quotes 

• Jacob 'Father' Wells : Have you both gone completely mad?

  Vincent : Not at all.

  Jacob 'Father' Wells : I cannot believe you could seriously entertain something so foolhardy and dangerous.

  Vincent : You overstate the risk.

  Jacob 'Father' Wells : Any risk is too great. Surely that's apparent. That Catherine could even suggest such a thing.

  Vincent : An innocent dream, Father, born of love!

  Jacob 'Father' Wells : An irresponsible dream born of selfishness!

  Vincent : No!

  Jacob 'Father' Wells : Yes! Yes, I know because... I've had the same dream for you myself over and again for so many years. Ever since you were young, I've... I've wanted nothing more than to be able to show you the sun, the mountains... things for which you have only words.

  Vincent : This is not merely for myself, Father, but for Catherine as well. This is a chance for us. No more than a moment, the briefest moment, free from the perils and the urgency of the time we share.

  Jacob 'Father' Wells : Vincent, your love for Catherine... and hers for you is something that warms all of us. But you have a responsibility beyond that, a duty to those down here in this community who depend on you, who look to you for truth... and strength, for hope and protection. Without you, their world would be a very dark place.

  Vincent : And what about my responsibility to Catherine, who gives so much and asks for so little? How can I deny her, Father?

  Jacob 'Father' Wells : Vincent, if I thought it were in any way possible...

  Vincent : It *is* possible, and there are ways!

  Jacob 'Father' Wells : Nonsense! Supposing something goes wrong; supposing you're discovered.

  Vincent : Am I unable to fulfill even her slightest wish? Tell me, Father! Are we forever bound to accept a poem for a sunset?

  Jacob 'Father' Wells : Vincent... you cannot do this.

  [Vincent storms out] 

  Jacob 'Father' Wells : Vincent. Vincent!