"You believe in the bible do ya Karl?… Well I can't understand none of it. This one begat this one. This one begat that one, begat, begat. Lo and behold someone says some shit or another. Just how retarded are you?"

"Not that you two afflicted sumbitches know anything about this, but you're sitting in a crew cab dualie pickup. In some circles, this is considered a piece of automotive art."

"[to Charles Bushman, final words of the film] Don't you say another word to me. I ain't listenin' to you no more."

"[on the phone] Yes, ma'am. I I need the police over at the Wheatley house, mmm. I've killed Doyle Hargraves with a lawnmower blade. Yes, ma'am, I'm right sure of it. I hit him two good whacks in the head with it. That second one just plum near cut his head in two... It's a lil' ol' white house on the corner of Vine Street and some other street. There's a pick-up truck out front that says "Doyle Hargraves Construction" on it. Doyle said besides sending the police, you might wanna send an ambulance or a "hearst". I'll be sitting here, waiting on ye."

"I don't think anything bad ought to happen to children. I think the bad stuff should be saved up for the people who's grown up. That's the way I see it."

"There were these two fellars standin' on a bridge, a-goin' to the bathroom. One fellar said, "The water's cold" and the other fellar said, "The water's deep". I believe one fella come from Arkansas. Get it?"

"I like them French fried potaters."

"[to Vaughn] I don't reckon you have to go with women to be a good daddy to a boy. You been real square-dealin' with me. The Bible says two men ought not lay together. But I don't reckon the Good Lord would send anybody like you to Hades. That Frank, he lives inside of his own heart. That's an awful big place to live in. You take good care of that boy."

"I guess I am going to have to get used to lookin at perty people, and perty people going to have to get used to lookin at me."

"Some folks call it a sling blade, I call it a kaiser blade. It's kindly a long wood handle, kinda like an axe handle, with a long blade on it shaped kindly like a bananer. Mmm hmm. Sharp on one edge, and dull on the other 'un. Mmm hmm. It's what the highway boys use to cut down weeds and what not, y'know."

"I bought seafood today - bloody everything! Just wanted to put a smile on her face. Think she'd let me? Not a chance. All I said was that I got laid off. Anybody would've thought I'd told her my prick had dropped off!"

"Shannon Williams — Toot"

"Mere Boynton — Mavis"

"George Henare — Bennett"

"Pete Smith — Dooley"

"Cliff Curtis — Bully"

"Joseph Kairau — Huata Heke"

"Rachael Morris Jr. — Polly Heke"

"Taungaroa Emile — Boogie Heke"

"Cook the man some fuckin' eggs!"

"Julian Arahanga — Nig Heke"

"Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell — Grace Heke"

"Temuera Morrison — Jake Heke"

"Rena Owen — Beth Heke"

"A family in crisis, a life in chaos... Nothing is more powerful than a mother's love."

"Her only chance for the future is to embrace the power of her past."

"[reading about Grace's rape in her diary, clearly shocked] Uncle Bully... [begins trembling with insane rage] UNCLE FUCKIN' BULLY!!!"

"[after beating up a patron] I was right. Too much weights, not enough speedwork. Useless prick."

"You're a fuckin' mess! Don't you ever speak to me again, you hear?"

"Barman! 6 milkshakes, easy on the ice-cream."

"Our people once were warriors. But unlike you, Jake, they were people with mana, pride; people with spirit. If my spirit can survive living with you for eighteen years, then I can survive anything."