Couldn't you have done something, Karl? I would have. I wish I'd had him. He'd still be right here now. Living.

10 seconds sound clip from the Sling Blade (1996) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:35:34 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

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- I didn't know how to care for no baby.

- My mother and father didn't want him.

- They learned me to do what they told me to do.

- These days I figure it was probably best we just give him right back to the Good Lord right off the bat anyhow.

- That makes me feel real sad.

- Couldn't you have done something, Karl? I would have. I wish I'd had him. He'd still be right here now. Living.

- It makes me sad, too. I wish there was something I could have did about it.

- I don't think nothing bad oughta happen to children.

- I think all the old bad things ought to be saved up for the folks that done growed up. That's the way I see it. Mm-hm.

- I shouldn't have told you about that. A boy your age ought not to hear such things. It just kinda come out.

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