Closing Narration quotes from The Fugitive

Another town, another name. The search continues and Richard Kimble now knows beyond any doubt that it must continue. There is no resting place for a fugitive.

Where will Richard Kimble go? Wherever the bus is going. Wherever the fates will take him. Wherever there is a hope of finding the one-armed man. And now once again, there is that hope.

Always new people, always new places. Only one thing is constant for Richard Kimble. At the end, there is always the road. Richard Kimble is a fugitive.

Another town with its thousand faces. Examine them well, or somewhere among them tonight, tomorrow, next week, will be one face that will tighten in recognition, and for a fugitive, the running will begin again.

For Richard Kimble, another shabby room, another lonely night, another reaching out to touch someone he has met along the way. That is how it is, that is how it must remain. Richard Kimble is a fugitive.

The life of a fugitive, seldom downhill. Richard Kimble moves on. The hunter and the hunted. Free now to continue his search.

How much farther must a fugitive go before he can stop and rest. North or East or West or South. One direction is as good, or as bad, as another, if you're Richard Kimble, fugitive.

Richard Kimble still travels in the dark. Waiting. Hoping for the day he can prove his innocence. Until then, it must remain night for him. Until then, Richard Kimble must be what he is. A fugitive.

Some will believe him, some will not. Some will change their beliefs, but most important, he again believes in himself. He again has the will to run, and for a fugitive, this instinct is survival.

Somewhere far ahead in the distance and time, lies a harbor of many names: safety, love security, peace. Meantime, the only haven for Richard Kimble is the freedom to move and remain a fugitive.

For Richard Kimble, there is still no end to his flight. It could come tomorrow, or next year, or never. But tonight, Richard Kimble is almost content. For having helped find a home, and an end to running for another fugitive.

The difference between good and bad, between love and hate, is often elusive. The difference between life and death for Richard Kimble is always simply his freedom to remain a fugitive.

Richard Kimble eats alone. For him, all roads are lonely, all seasons dangerous. Until the day when he can prove his innocence, Richard Kimble must remain a fugitive.

The things a fugitive turns away from are sometimes evil, sometimes good and difficult to leave. Everything left behind is dangerous. There is no safety for him anywhere, but if he can keep moving, there's hope.

A chance meeting, a thousand ghosts are stirred, and a fugitive wonders how long for they'll be at rest.