"[Jeremiah and Caleb see a bird flying across the sky] Hawk. Goin' for the Musselshell. Take me a week's ridin', and h…"

"[to Jeremiah at first meeting, when Del was buried up to his neck in sand] No one's passed in front of me, can't say …"

"There's a fine horse under me."

"Ain't that Hatchet Jack's rifle?"

"[to Jeremiah after slipping fresh scalps onto his pack horse in face of approaching Indians] I didn't know they was g…"

"[to Jeremiah] You turn down this gift, and they'll slit you, me, Caleb and the horses from crotch to eyeball with a d…"

"He may be a Christian and speak of the bible, but he still an Indian, and his rules is his rules. If you value your h…"

"[to Jeremiah at his wedding] You can take her to Fort Hauley and sell her, but you best take her my friend. Maybe she…"

"“I ain’t never seen ’em, but my common sense tells me the Andes is foothills and the Alps is for children to climb. K…"

"[Caleb is crying] Stop that, boy!"