- [first lines]
- Bart Maverick: Well, here we are. And about time, too.
- Bret Maverick: If we take the north trail, we ought to be in Clayton in about four days.
- Bart Maverick: Ugh, Clayton? If we take the south trail, we'll be in Santa Fe tomorrow. They tell me th... Oh, I remember now. Adelaide. She lives in Clayton.
- Bret Maverick: She does? That's quite a coincidence, isn't it?
- Bart Maverick: Uh-huh. Well, you give her my best.
- Bret Maverick: You sure you don't want to come to Clayton with me?
- Bart Maverick: Not even if she has a sister.
- Bret Maverick: Well, remember what Pappy told us: "Never hold a kicker..."
- Bart Maverick: "... Never draw to an inside straight."
- [Bart turns down Daisy's lucrative job offer]
- Henrique Fillipe: You do not like being employed by a woman?
- Bart Maverick: I don't like being employed.
- Young Book Salesman: Uh, according to our latest edition, the Indians hereabouts are peaceful.
- Bart Maverick: Maybe they haven't read your latest edition
- [Bart and his fellow stagecoach passengers fight off an Indian attack]
- Daisy Harris: You see, I did pick the right man.
- Bart Maverick: I'd have resigned but there didn't seem to be anywhere to go.
- The Cattleman: Hey, Haskell. I didn't expect to find you still in town.
- Bart Maverick: [pretending to be Haskell] I'm taking the stage tomorrow.
- The Cattleman: Oh? Where's Mrs. Haskell.
- Bart Maverick: We quarreled.
- [last lines]
- Bret Maverick: Hello, brother Bart.
- Bart Maverick: Bret!
- Bret Maverick: I thought you went south.
- Bart Maverick: What happened to Adelaide?
- Bret Maverick: Well, it's a long story.
- Bart Maverick: Heh, so is mine. Uh, I think maybe you better tell me yours first.
- Henrique Fillipe: You are interested.
- Bart Maverick: Curious. I'd have to know a lot more before I was interested.