- Cattle Rancher Renger: Is that an Army sabre?
- Jason McCord: It was.
- Cattle Rancher Renger: Was it dipped in blue or grey?
- Jason McCord: What's the difference? That war is over.
- Cattle Rancher Renger: Maybe. It's easier for some people to forget than it is for others.
- Jason McCord: You lost an arm, so what? If you force all the people in the territory to give up their land, will that make you a whole man again? You better take a good look at yourself before you loose what little humanity you have left.
- Cattle Rancher Renger: Buckrum, I'll make it plain and simple. I don't like you. Not just 'cos you run off from the war, or not because you're a bush-whacking cheating gunnie, but 'cos I plain don't like you.
- Cattle Rancher Renger: I'll tell you, it's my business. I lost my arm fighting for the Union. I don't hold much for those that help people who stayed behind and profited.
- Jason McCord: There's even a song about Bitter Creek, and me. I guess you might say I live with a battalion of ghosts.
- Emily Cooper: Is there someone here of yours?
- Jason McCord: No.
- Emily Cooper: My husband, Warren, died last month.
- Jason McCord: I'm sorry.
- Emily Cooper: I didn't hear you come up. I seem to shut out everything when I come here.
- Cattle Rancher Renger: Look, Ma'am, I thought us being neighbours and all, it was time I started a-callin'. Well, ah, here's flowers.
- Barber: You sure do look and smell sweeter than a Sunday morning. A little more lilac water?
- Cattle Rancher Renger: No. That's enough.
- Barber: You get your picture took, Mister Renger?
- Cattle Rancher Renger: No, I'm going fishing.
- Cattle Rancher Renger: Dead is dead. I thought maybe, if I started to come to call, after a respectable time, say a month, you and I could go down to the courthouse, or a church. I'm a rich man by some standards, and with your land, we could have an empire, like a Duke and Duchess. Well, that's it.
- Emily Cooper: Ooh, well, now, Mr Renger. I-I wouldn't want to seem ungrateful for your offer.
- Cattle Rancher Renger: Well, Ma'am, I ain't much for pussyfootin', so do you might if I just speak plain?
- Emily Cooper: I'm sure we'd both be more comfortable if you would.