High Plains Drifter (1973) - Quotes

Unrevealed Identities in High Plains Drifter

Mordecai: I'm almost done here. … I never did know your name...

The Stranger: Yeah, you do. … See ya.

Mordecai: Yes, sir captain!

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Facing Inner Fears and Their Consequences

Sarah Belding: [[afraid; [dangerous] Be careful. You're a man who makes people ], and that's ].

The Stranger: Well, it's what people know about themselves inside that makes em afraid.

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Questioning Brotherhood in Adversity

Preacher: See here, you can't turn all these people out into the night. It is inhuman, brother. Inhuman!

The Stranger: I'm not your brother.

Preacher: [[God] We are all brothers in the eyes of ].

The Stranger: All these people, are they your sisters and brothers?

Preacher: They most certainly are.

The Stranger: Then you won't mind if they come over and stay at your place, will ya?

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Conflict Over Hotel Eviction

Preacher: What's going on here?

Lewis Belding: [[angel] What the hell does it look like is going on, Preacher? They're emptying my whole hotel. Throwing out paying guests, right into the street just to make room for our new guardian ].

Mordecai: He likes to be by himself, more or less.

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Free Whiskey and Community Contributions

Lutie Naylor: [the stranger has bought a round for the house] Let's see, one round for the house plus the smoke; that comes to about eight dollars and fifty cents.

Sheriff Dan Shaw: [chuckling] There's no charge Lutie; you were at the meeting, anything he wants.

Lutie Naylor: I didn't know that mean free whiskey!

Sheriff Dan Shaw: Everybody's got to put something in the kitty.

The Stranger: [Reaches over a takes off Shaw's badge and pins it on Mordecai] Bout time this town had a new sheriff.

Mordacai: I'm the new sheriff! … I'm the new sheriff!

Mayor Jason Hobart: [laughing] 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.

Mordacai: I'm not a runt anymore; I'm the new sheriff!

The Stranger: [reaches over and takes off the mayor's hat and puts it on Mordecai] And the mayor. Any objections?

Mayor Jason Hobart: Uh, no.

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A Conversation About Billy Borders

Sheriff Dan Shaw: Well, I been needin to talk with you; now's as good a time as any.

The Stranger: What about?

Sheriff Dan Shaw: Billy Borders.

The Stranger: Don't know the man.

Sheriff Dan Shaw: Well, you missed your chance — you shot him yesterday.

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A Conversation About Unspoken Words

Mordecai: [[name] What did you say your ] was again?

The Stranger: I didn't.

Mordecai: No. I guess you didn't at that, did you?

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A Clash of Speed and Survival

Billy Borders: Flea-bitten range bums don't usually stop in Lago. Life here's a little too quick for them. Maybe you think you're fast enough to keep up with us, huh?

The Stranger: [suddenly grabbing his bottle of whiskey, startling everyone] A lot faster than you'll ever live to be.

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