The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Quotes

Deputy Fred: So, for awhile, as the story goes, the girls begin accepting poultry in trade: one bird, one lay. And that's how the place got its name: The Chicken Ranch!

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Melvin P. Thorpe: The power of television, of public exposure - it scares me. I swear, I could get the mayor's own children to throw rocks at him!

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Miss Mona: Ed Earl, I think the best thing to do is to put this behind us, just as quick as we can. I've made a little money, I've laughed some, I've danced to the music... it's just time to pay the fiddler, that's all.

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Miss Mona: You know what burns my ass?
Ed Earl: What?
Miss Mona: A flame about three feet high!

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Miss Mona: You ain't never gonna be no more than you are right now: a chicken-**** sheriff in a chicken-**** town!
Ed Earl: You may be right, but it's a hell of a lot better than being a whore.

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Miss Mona: Well, I always just thought if you see somebody without a smile, give 'em yours!

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