- Bart Maverick: My old Pappy always told me to, "Beware of regular employment, it just leads to clean living."
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- Bart Maverick: Gentlemen, this one is going to cost you.
- Hatfield: Are you bluffing, Maverick?
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- Terrance Rafferty: You know, an odd thing happened, just now.
- Bart Maverick: It certainly did.
- Terrance Rafferty: I was referring to the way that, that Maureen took such a sudden liking to the boy.
- Mr. Muldoon: Sure, she's always loved children. What's so odd about that?
- Terrance Rafferty: Eh, no. It was the way that it happened. A moment before you arrived, Mr. Maverick expressed a wish that he'd like to see the boy have a family of his own. And, whoosh, just like that, it's an accomplished fact.
- Mr. Muldoon: Well, just like I've always said, 'tis the unselfish wish that always works out for the best.