- Jason Smith: How come you can speak Indian?
- Zachariah Coop: Well, my mother was the daughter of a Cherokee chief.
- Jason Smith: Really?
- Zachariah Coop: Yeah.
- Jason Smith: What was she like?
- Zachariah Coop: I don't really remember because she died two years before I was born.
- Zachariah Coop: A good Christian does not flinch with difficulty.
- Holly Smith: He doesn't court them by drinking either.
- Jason Smith: Are you really a trickster?
- Zachariah Coop: Oh, I think most people are at a certain level. But remember this: you can't trick a man unless he's aiming to trick you.
- Jason Smith: How come?
- Zachariah Coop: Well, because people in general like the idea of getting something for nothing. And the trickster affords him that opportunity.
- Zachariah Coop: I'm going to give up gambling until I get you there.
- Holly Smith: I don't believe it.
- Zachariah Coop: Well, I'd be willing to bet ya.
- [first lines]
- [to a deer with a large rack of antlers]
- Zachariah Coop: The top of the morning to you! Eh? Well, thank you. That's a fine hat you're wearin' yourself.
- Holly Smith: [after shooting] Don't play games, mister.
- Zachariah Coop: Lady, when they gave out hearts, you must have been sleeping.
- Holly Smith: If you're a robber and a rat and you suffer because of it, it's your own doing and it has nothing to do with us.
- Holly Smith: It was a very brave thing that you did.
- Zachariah Coop: Pretty foolish, now that I think about it.