"Hell with them fellas. Buzzards gotta eat, same as worms."

"Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean. I mean plumb,…"

"[while aiming his scoped rifle at a ferry rope] Well, Mr. Carpetbagger we've got something in this territory called t…"

"Are you gonna pull those pistols or whistle 'Dixie'?"

"Sometimes, trouble just follows a man."

"We'll do without molasses. Anything from Missouri has a taint about it."

"[to Abe, his fellow bounty hunter] He's mean as a rattler, and twice as fast with them pistols."

"[to Lige] You pull his teeth, he's harmless as a heel hound. Always wanted to face down one of these pistol fighters …"

"I wore this frock coat in Washington, before the war. We wore them because we belonged to the five civilized tribes. …"

"[to bounty hunter] Dyin' ain't much of a livin', boy."