What do you think would happen if I suddenly came out with a new book? They'd bleed me dry.

5 seconds sound clip from the Field of Dreams (1989) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:53:57.223 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

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- I want them to stop looking to me for answers, begging me to speak again, write again, be a leader. I want them to start thinking for themselves. And I want my privacy.

- No, I meant, what do you want?

- Oh. Dog and a beer.

- Two.

- Ten bucks.

- Okay, I understand. You should be entitled to as much privacy as you want, but why stop writing?

- I haven't published a word in 17 years, and still I have to endure lunatics like you.

- What do you think would happen if I suddenly came out with a new book? They'd bleed me dry.

- Go the distance... Go the distance.

- What's the matter?

- You didn't see that?

- See what?

- I'm sorry. I guess you didn't have to be here.

- What?

- Whenever you want to go, we can go.

- Fine. Let's go.

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