Gallowwalkers Quotes

Aman Legend goes that somewhere beneath these mountains lies a gateway between heaven and hell. It is said that a sacred sisterhood guards this portal and the power of their prayers keeps the damned from tormenting the living. Trouble with the damned is... they never stay put.

Angel I'm a woman in need of rescue. What kind of man are you?

Fabulos I'm the heartless kind. Hey, come on. I don't know how to be dead!

Aman No one taught you how to live!

Aman And so I awoke beneath that mountain, where my mother had sacrificed her life for mine. While out there, the damned were stirring.

Kansa What breed was your mother?

Angel She was Scottish.

Kansa Those Celts have luster. And your father, was he... pale skinned?

Angel Pale? He was invisible.

Marshal Gaza Welcome, pilgrims! I do not call you "prisoners". Nor do I call these "gallows". These are the gates of your salvation. For this sacrifice, God has chosen you as the lamb. Just as He chose me to help these righteous people spread justice across the land. I was once a sinner...

Angel Damn right, you were! Cherry Gaza. Y'all virgin eater!

Gaza You harlot of Babylon! You painted cat! You womb of vipers! The smell of Jezebel has no power over me now! When I saw the devil rise up from his grave...

Church Novice Sir, to whom do we plead our case?

Gaza St. Peter!

Church Novice You cannot hang us without a trial!

Gaza I can and I will! You've already been judged and found wanting in the eyes of the Lord. It's through His mercy that He brought you here to be cleansed, by the rope. Just as He cleansed me when I saw the devil rise from the gutter!

Angel You touch me and you're dead!!

Kansa Compelling argument. You must be a lawyer.

Kisscut She's a harlot.

Kansa An easy mistake. I apologize.

Kansa A bottle of beer is a good idea. Wearing a hat in the rain is a good idea. This... is genius.

Kansa We die, we come back. And you call us... Gallowwalkers. Well, if it's good enough for Jesus, it should be good enough for us. It's a hell of a miracle, ain't it? It happens, but no one knows who or how or why. No one knows. Here's the thing: I get shot. My son gets shot. Three of my men get shot. The son of a bitch even shoots my harlot. I come back. My men come back. Even my damn harlot comes back! But with my son? Death persists! Life's little mystery. Does anyone here know where I might find the Sisters of San Diablo? In the Mountain of Resurrection? Hmm? No?

Angel What's a girl gotta do to get rescued around here?

Aman I felt for the kid. I really did. But I couldn't just leave him to die. Me, I had unfinished business at my place of my own resurrection. I figured, if I ever made it back, I would tell him about the time when I died.

Fabulos You don't look like a thief.

Angel I'm a dancer.

Fabulos So where'd you learn a trick like that?

Angel Ballet school.

Fabulos You know if you cross his path again, he's liable to kill you.

Angel Death ain't the worst thing that can happen to you. You ever heard of the Gallowwalkers?

Aman Most times, when you bring a man to justice, the axe swings. The noose tightens. That's it. Out here, they come back. Harder to kill. The way I finish them, rip out their heads. As for these men, target practice.

Deputy What piece of you can I buy for a dollar?

Angel My pity.

Deputy I was being kind.

Angel I like my men heartless.

Aman It was over. My death meant nothing. But to my mother, it was everything.

Angel You freak!!

Kansa I get that a lot. It doesn't stop it hurting, though.

Angel Death ain't the worse thing to happen to you. Ever heard of the Gallowwalkers?

Aman Now that's starting the story... at the end. It begins with a harlot. She's with child when the mines dry up, so she becomes a thief. But not very good. She's headed for the gallows when the Sisters of San Diablo find her. They take her in and teach her the secrets of the dead. When the boy child is born, they tell her, "You must give him up. The Gateway to Hell is no place to raise a child." So she sends him to an orphanage. And there, he grows. And grows and grows until the clock strikes twelve. And then they tell him, "You're a man. You must leave." But where? A widowed woman meets him, likes him, takes him in. She is the mistress of a slaughterhouse. She teaches him a trade, puts food on the table. Loves him. And raises him with... her daughter. A beautiful daughter. He grows to love the daughter. She is his to protect. One sunrise, she tells him, "Go with mother to sell the skins. Don't worry. I can take care of myself." He leaves her. Five men ride by. They find her alone. And they make use of her. She keeps it secret until she can no more. For now, she is with child. She begs him, "Forgive her, forget what has happened to her. For the sake of the unborn." She says the men are gone, and to her, they mean... nothing. But not to him. No. For one of them grows inside of her. Unbearable. So for a second time, he leaves. For the next five years, he remembers nothing but the pain of not being by her side. He returns to find her dead. She died giving birth to that... child. They took from him the thing he loved most. Those who were responsible... would pay.