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Edgar Buchanan Quotes

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Memorable Quotes from Edgar Buchanan

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The Consequences of Honesty in a Town
Sam Yates He's the only honest man I've come across in this town in 20 years. Naturally, they want to hang him.
The Nature of a Good Marriage
Judge Tolliver We're gathered here in the high mountains, in the presence of this august company, to join this man and this woman in matrimony. Now, I'm not a man of the cloth, and this is not a religious ceremony. It's a civil marriage. But it's not to be entered into unadvisedly, but reverently and soberly. A good marriage has a kind of simple glory about it. A good marriage is like a rare animal – it's hard to find, almost impossible to keep. You see, people change. That's important for you to know at the beginning; people change. The glory of a good marriage don't come at the beginning; it comes later on, and it's hard work.
[Making a concerted and touching effort to focus, despite the tawdry surroundings and his own inebriation]