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Is there a heaven? I don't rightly know, Newt. Maybe they ain't no hell, either. I...

Newt: Is there a heaven?
Sarah: I don't rightly know, Newt. Maybe they ain't no hell, either. I believe God made us and expects us to do good here on earth. Can't say God's his real name. All my life I've been told about a better world somewhere beyond this one. It's awful hard at this late date not to believe.
Newt: I'm gonna hate dyin'.
Sarah: None of us will like it, son. The important thing is to be ready when the time comes.
Newt: You mean, be a Christian?
Sarah: In a way, but, there's more to it than that. It's bein' able to love when you feel like hatin' and to tell the truth when you feel like lyin'

Full Transcript

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Is there a heaven
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don't rightfully know Newt
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Maybe there ain't no hell either
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believe God made us and expects us to do good here on earth
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Can't say if God's his real name
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All my life I've been told about a better world
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somewhere beyond this one
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It's awful hard at this late date not to believe
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I'm gonna hate dyin' None of us will like it Son
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The important thing is to be ready when the time comes
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You mean be a Christian
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In a way But there's more to it than that
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It's being able to love when you feel like hatin'
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to tell the truth when you feel like lyin'
Duration
52 seconds
Views
68
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:13
Uploaded
Jan 24, 2025
Genres
drama
Production
Winger,Warner Bros.-Seven Arts

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Movie Summary

A bittersweet, idyllic story about a year in the life of 14-year-old Newt Winger, born into a poor Black family in Kansas, who learns about love, fear, racial injustice, and immorality.
Are we gonna live here all our lives - The Learning Tree 00:38
Are we gonna live here all our lives
[chattering, laughing] - The Learning Tree 00:05
[chattering, laughing]
Uncle Rob, this is Arcella. - The Learning Tree 00:24
Uncle Rob, this is Arcella.
Oh, look, Newt. A garden of daffodils. - The Learning Tree 00:23
Oh, look, Newt. A garden of daffodils.
This could be our private little garden. - The Learning Tree 00:26
This could be our private little garden.
They'll be shootin' off fireworks when it gets dark. - The Learning Tree 00:08
They'll be shootin' off fireworks when it gets dar...
[plays melody] - The Learning Tree 00:06
[plays melody]
[no audible dialogue] - The Learning Tree 00:06
[no audible dialogue]
-[cell door shuts] -[man] Hey, look. - The Learning Tree 00:11
-[cell door shuts] -[man] Hey, look.
-Hell of a way to spend a Christmas Eve — -[lock clicks] - The Learning Tree 00:16
-Hell of a way to spend a Christmas Eve — -[lock clicks]
Mama, from all of us. - The Learning Tree 00:22
Mama, from all of us.
Oh, thank you, thank you. [chuckles] - The Learning Tree 00:10
Oh, thank you, thank you. [chuckles]
Don't want no part of your poor white trash God - The Learning Tree 00:25
Don't want no part of your poor white trash God
And, hey, Reverend, you can tell that Winger bastard - The Learning Tree 00:10
And, hey, Reverend, you can tell that Winger bastard
[door shuts] - The Learning Tree 00:16
[door shuts]
[klaxon horn honks outside] - The Learning Tree 00:20
[klaxon horn honks outside]
[people chattering] - The Learning Tree 00:15
[people chattering]
Yes young man What is it - The Learning Tree 01:19
Yes young man What is it
Looks like you're in hot water. - The Learning Tree 00:06
Looks like you're in hot water.
Miss McClintock tells me you sassed her - The Learning Tree 00:04
Miss McClintock tells me you sassed her