Memorable Quotes from Stefan Gierasch
13 quotesCritique of Campsite Selection
Del Gue
I cannot brag on your choice of campsites.
[to Jeremiah amidst his ongoing fight with the Crows]
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Free Whiskey and Community Contributions
Lutie Naylor
Let's see, one round for the house plus the smoke; that comes to about eight dollars and fifty cents.
[the stranger has bought a round for the house]
Sheriff Dan Shaw
There's no charge Lutie; you were at the meeting, anything he wants.
[chuckling]
Lutie Naylor
I didn't know that mean free whiskey!
Sheriff Dan Shaw
Everybody's got to put something in the kitty.
The Stranger
Bout time this town had a new sheriff.
[Reaches over a takes off Shaw's badge and pins it on Mordecai]
Mordacai
I'm the new sheriff! … I'm the new sheriff!
Mayor Jason Hobart
I'm sorry, Dan; but you should have seen the look on your face when he took off your badge and pinned it on the runt.
[laughing]
Mordacai
I'm not a runt anymore; I'm the new sheriff!
The Stranger
And the mayor. Any objections?
[reaches over and takes off the mayor's hat and puts it on Mordecai]
Mayor Jason Hobart
Uh, no.
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Embracing the Spirit of the Wilderness
Del Gue
“I ain’t never seen ’em, but my common sense tells me the Andes is foothills and the Alps is for children to climb. Keep good care of your hair. These here is God’s finest sculpturins and there ain’t no laws for the brave ones. And there ain’t no asylums for the crazy ones. And there ain’t no churches excepting for this right here. And there ain’t no priests excepting the birds. By God I are a mountain man and I’ll live until an arrow or a bullet finds me and then I’ll leave my bones right here on this great map of the magnificent…
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Cultural Identity and Personal Beliefs in Conflict
Del Gue
He may be a Christian and speak of the bible, but he still an Indian, and his rules is his rules. If you value your hair, you will get married!
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Recognition of Hatchet Jack's Rifle
Del Gue
Ain't that Hatchet Jack's rifle?
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Consequences of Rejecting a Gift
Del Gue
You turn down this gift, and they'll slit you, me, Caleb and the horses from crotch to eyeball with a dull deer antler!
[to Jeremiah]
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Perspective on Past and Present Actions
Del Gue
No one's passed in front of me, can't say what's happened behind me.
[to Jeremiah at first meeting, when Del was buried up to his neck in sand]
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Complex Morality in Trading Relationships
Del Gue
You can take her to Fort Hauley and sell her, but you best take her my friend. Maybe she ain't near bad.
[to Jeremiah at his wedding]
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Appreciation for a Good Horse
Del Gue
There's a fine horse under me.
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Unexpected Encounters in the Wilderness
Del Gue
I didn't know they was gonna be Flatheads.
[to Jeremiah after slipping fresh scalps onto his pack horse in face of approaching Indians]
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Fritz's Declaration of Identity
Fritz
There is no Hans. There is only me, Fritz.
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Fear of Tile Among Snakes
Fritz
Snakes, as you know, live in mortal fear of tile.
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Expressions of Affection and Pursuit
Fritz
You will tell her you are smitten with her, that you had followed her all evening, and you will make passionate love to her.
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