Terence Mann: So, what was it?
Ray Kinsella: Hmm?
Terence Mann: The "terrible thing" you said to your father. What was it?
Ray Kinsella: I told him I could never respect a man whose hero was a criminal.
Terence Mann: Who was his hero?
Ray Kinsella: Shoeless Joe Jackson.
Terence: He wasn't a criminal. You knew that. [Ray nods.] So why'd you say it?
Ray Kinsella: I was seventeen.
Ray Kinsella: Hmm?
Terence Mann: The "terrible thing" you said to your father. What was it?
Ray Kinsella: I told him I could never respect a man whose hero was a criminal.
Terence Mann: Who was his hero?
Ray Kinsella: Shoeless Joe Jackson.
Terence: He wasn't a criminal. You knew that. [Ray nods.] So why'd you say it?
Ray Kinsella: I was seventeen.
Terence Mann : So, what was it?
Ray Kinsella : Hmm?
Terence Mann : The "terrible thing" you said to your father. What was it?
Ray Kinsella : I told him I could never respect a man whose hero was a criminal.
Terence Mann : Who was his hero?
Ray Kinsella : Shoeless Joe Jackson.
Terence : He wasn't a criminal. You knew that. [ Ray nods. ] So why'd you say it?
Ray Kinsella : I was seventeen.
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