14 quotes
Searching for the Burrowers' Location
Ten Bear
Where do we find the Burrowers?
[speaking in Indian language]
Dull Knife
They'll find you. Even if you do taste like white man, now.
[speaking in Indian language]
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Facing Danger Alone in the Wild West
Henry Victor
You wanna go face an Indian war party on your lonesome? Those blanketheads will peel you like an orange, boy.
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Strength in Sacrifice and Responsibility
William Parcher
Any Christian woman would prefer dying to capture. Mr. Williams had time to reload...because his wife gave it to him. If it came to that... I hope you'd be strong enough to take care of your mother.
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Conflict and Disagreement in Leadership Decisions
William Parcher
Henry Victor would rather pull toes off the Sioux than follow the trail before us.
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Struggles of Irish Identity and Employment
Fergus Coffey
I came close to joining the army after New York. Impossible to get work there. No one will hire the Irish on account of us being a bunch of thieves and beggars.
Walnut Callaghan
Sounds familiar.
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Choosing the Right Path Over Foolishness
Henry Victor
Yeah, well, I'd rather walk in the right direction than ride with my head up my ass.
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A Warning About Handling Weapons
John Clay
If you so much as touch that gun without my say-so, I will holster it in your ass.
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Courtship and Community Dynamics in The Burrowers
John Clay
Why do you spend so much time rubbin that boy's belly? He already thinks you're Jesus Crockett.
William Parcher
I'm courtin his mother.
John Clay
That's Gertrude Spacks boy?
William Parcher
Yeah, oh. Oh.
John Clay
Skinny woman. Might as well just poke the boy.
William Parcher
That's not a very godly sentiment, John.
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Discovery of a Tobacco Pouch
William Parcher
What is that?
Henry Victor
Hmm?
William Parcher
What the hell is that?
Henry Victor
It's a tobacco pouch.
William Parcher
It's ugly as shit.
Henry Victor
Yeah. Come off an Injun. Big buck by the name o Sack-o-Tabacky.
William Parcher
Jesus Christ.
Dobie Spacks
W-What is it?
Henry Victor
Shit, son.
William Parcher
It's a scrotum, Dobie.
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The Cycle of Poison and Consumption
Faith
They bury their food. Let it rot. The poisoned cannot sleep.
[speaking in Indian language]
William Parcher
They... they use some kind of poison. Bury their victims alive.
Faith
When the blood is thick and the organs are soft, they return and eat. They drink.
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Evil Will Emerge from the Shadows
Taglines
Evil will surface.
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A Plan for Revenge and Settling Down
William Parcher
We find the Utes; they lead us to the Burrower tribe; we kill the Burrowers; you get your girl; you build a cabin on the prairie and you play American.
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Survival and Civility in Unexpected Situations
William Parcher
Not a mile from here... I had to eat a horse to survive.
Gertrude Spacks
That's disgusting.
William Parcher
It wasn't my horse. The point is, we're here now eating coconut cake. Right civilized country.
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The Cycle of Waiting, Hunting, and Feeding
Taglines
They wait... They hunt... They feed.
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