Lonesome Dove (mini) Quotes
Gus McCrae: [at Deet's burial] I think old Deets knew it was his time. He didn't drop that baby or try to give him back or draw his gun. He just stood there and let that Indian stick that lance right through him.
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Gus McCrae: [Old Hugh has found Gus on the trail] How far is it to Miles City?
Hugh Auld: About forty miles in that direction. You ain't gonna make it forty miles on that rotten leg.
Gus McCrae: [begins hobbling off] Believe I'll make a liar out of you.
Hugh Auld: Wait a minute! Here, take my horse. I'll follow along behind. Where are you from anyway?
Gus McCrae: Little fart of a town on the Rio Grande called Lonesome Dove.
Hugh Auld: [laughing] You're a travelin' man, 'Gustus McRae!
Gus McCrae: [looking ruefully at his leg] Was, I'm afraid; was.
Hugh Auld: About forty miles in that direction. You ain't gonna make it forty miles on that rotten leg.
Gus McCrae: [begins hobbling off] Believe I'll make a liar out of you.
Hugh Auld: Wait a minute! Here, take my horse. I'll follow along behind. Where are you from anyway?
Gus McCrae: Little fart of a town on the Rio Grande called Lonesome Dove.
Hugh Auld: [laughing] You're a travelin' man, 'Gustus McRae!
Gus McCrae: [looking ruefully at his leg] Was, I'm afraid; was.
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Roy Suggs: What did you find?
Dan Suggs: Nothing but his old watch. Damn sodbusters!
Jake Spoon: You shot those two men for a watch?
Dan Suggs: Shot 'em, now I'm going to hang 'em.
Eddie Suggs: Hang 'em? Dang, you beat all! I've never heard of hanging dead men.
Dan Suggs: Shot 'em, now I'm gonna hang 'em, then I'm gonna burn 'em! Damn sodbusters. Can't ever be too dead to suit me.
Dan Suggs: Nothing but his old watch. Damn sodbusters!
Jake Spoon: You shot those two men for a watch?
Dan Suggs: Shot 'em, now I'm going to hang 'em.
Eddie Suggs: Hang 'em? Dang, you beat all! I've never heard of hanging dead men.
Dan Suggs: Shot 'em, now I'm gonna hang 'em, then I'm gonna burn 'em! Damn sodbusters. Can't ever be too dead to suit me.
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Woodrow Call: [Jake is carrying a drunken Dish across the bridge] Dish, what in the hell has happened to you?
Dish Boggett: Wish I could say, Captain.
Woodrow Call: Why not?
Dish Boggett: 'Cause I can't remember.
Jake Spoon: [Laughing] I found him in back of the saloon, tryin' to see how fast he could drink a bottle of whiskey.
Woodrow Call: Dammit, Dish; I won't have a man with me who can't do his job!
Dish Boggett: [Attempting to straighten up] Don't worry, Captain. I can sit my horse. [Falls down and starts throwing up]
Dish Boggett: Wish I could say, Captain.
Woodrow Call: Why not?
Dish Boggett: 'Cause I can't remember.
Jake Spoon: [Laughing] I found him in back of the saloon, tryin' to see how fast he could drink a bottle of whiskey.
Woodrow Call: Dammit, Dish; I won't have a man with me who can't do his job!
Dish Boggett: [Attempting to straighten up] Don't worry, Captain. I can sit my horse. [Falls down and starts throwing up]
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Woodrow Call: [after handing the gun to Newt] It is better to have it and not need it, then to need it and not have it.
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[referring to the Hat Creek Cattle Company sign]
Woodrow Call: ...and if that ain't bad enough you got all them Greek words on there, too.
Gus McCrae: I told you, Woodrow, a long time ago it ain't Greek, it's Latin.
Woodrow Call: Well what does it say in Latin? [Gus blusters some gibberish]
Woodrow Call: For all you know it invites people to rob us.
Gus McCrae: Well the first man comes along that can read Latin is welcome to rob us, far as I'm concerned. I'd like a chance t' shoot at a educated man once in my life.
Woodrow Call: ...and if that ain't bad enough you got all them Greek words on there, too.
Gus McCrae: I told you, Woodrow, a long time ago it ain't Greek, it's Latin.
Woodrow Call: Well what does it say in Latin? [Gus blusters some gibberish]
Woodrow Call: For all you know it invites people to rob us.
Gus McCrae: Well the first man comes along that can read Latin is welcome to rob us, far as I'm concerned. I'd like a chance t' shoot at a educated man once in my life.
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