Forrest Gump (book) Quotes

“Let me say this: bein an idiot is no box of chocolates.”

“At least Jenny Curran acted like I was there.”

“Meantime, Bubba an me, we has got us a plan for when we get outta the Army. We gonna go back home an get us a srimp boat an get in the srimpin bidness.”

″‘Gump,’ Coach say after I am finished, ‘you sure got a way with words.‘”

″‘Home. He said, home.’ Bubba, he died, an that’s all I got to say bout that.”

“I walked a wile, down past the White House where the President live, an to my surprise they is a whole bunch of people out front got on rubber masks of the President’s face an they is carryin some kind of signs. I figger he must be pleased to be so popular with everbody.”

“I have suffered a loss, Forrest, far greater than my legs. It’s my spirit, my soul if you will. There is only a blank there now- medals where my soul used to be.”

“But ever since you tole it to me, that’s what I been goin by. I been lettin the ‘tide’ carry me and tryin to do my best. Do the right thing.”

″‘Oh, Forrest,’ she say. ‘You have come home at last. There wadn’t a day gone by I didn’t think bout you, an I done cried myself to sleep ever night since you been gone.‘”