You do one good deed for somebody... I imagine it's habit-forming. Something decent. See that grateful look in their eyes, imagine it makes you feel like Christ Hisself.

I ain't never been no hero, Wade. The only battle I seen, we was in retreat. My foot got shot off by one of my own men. You try telling that story to your boy. See how he looks at you then.

When you think about it, which I have been lately, is they weren't paying me to walk away. They were paying me so they could walk away.

It's man's nature to take what he wants, Dan. That's how we're born.

Now, you see, Dan... generally, pretty much everyone wants to live.

[after killing Dan] For a one-leg rancher...[grins] he's one tough son of a bitch!

This town's gonna burn!

Well, would you look at all this? Y'all spared no expense this time, Byron. I gotta say, though, it's probably cheaper just to let me rob the damn thing.

Sometimes a man has to be big enough to see how small he is.

It's too bad the doctors at Essex saved so much of my leg. I read that the pension act pays by the pound now.

Your conscience is sensitive, Dan. I don't think it's my favorite part of you.

Now, I always liked you, Byron. But you never knew when to shut up. Even bad men love their mamas.

I hate posses.

Railroad's coming, Dan. Your land's worth more with you off it.