- Joe Scarlet: Thunder!
- Gil Favor: Is that right?
- Joe Scarlet: Ya ain't worried, are ya, boss?
- Gil Favor: Worried? Me? Flooded river in front of my herd, quarter of my crew gone, headwaters rising over a homebuilt dam, and it's gonna rain! Now can you tell me what in the world I have to worry about?
- Rowdy Yates: Nobody who plays with fire knows what they're doing. Look, Sarah, this life here, this life is for you, not some dumb fiddle-faced ramrod who's got a saddle for a roof and daylight where his prospects oughta be.
- Gil Favor: Would you believe how they have this floodwater listed on the map. Casey's Creek!
- Jim Quince: Well, that don't surprise me none. That map'll most like have Death Valley listed as snow-covered fairyland anyway.
- Harry Johanson: Stay away from the farm!
- Billy Johanson: That don't make sense!
- Harry Johanson: You stay away from the farm! I gave them my word we wouldn't bother them before sundown. No use in killing them if we don't have to. Don't want to clutter up the cemetery if we don't have to.
- Gil Favor: You know, for a man who's all fired sensitive about his own business, you're sure sticking a big nose into mine. Now, as long as this is open trail, I'm gonna take my herd where I want to, and when I want to. Is that clear!
- Billy Johanson: You know, Yates, every time you open your mouth, I like you less. Suppose you just hop on your horsey and trot out of here before you wear out your welcome.
- Rowdy Yates: All right, put the gun down.
- Billy Johanson: Ramrod, you just made a big mistake.
- Rowdy Yates: Let's make it a bigger one. Drop your guns in the lake.
- Billy Johanson: I'm warning yah!
- Rowdy Yates: I'm warning you, boy. Don't make count to three. One.
- Jess: There'll be another time, Billy.
- Rowdy Yates: [Rowdy watches as the two guns are tossed into the lake] Why don't you two boys hop on your horseys and hop on out of here.
- Billy Johanson: For now, cowboy, only for now.
- Gil Favor: Scarlet! Hey Soos!
- Hey Soos: Si, Senor Favor.
- Gil Favor: Come here, boys, I want to ask you a little question. Now, if I gave you an order, real slow and clear, you think you could carry it out?
- Joe Scarlet: Sure.
- Gil Favor: Good. Good, good, good, good. Right over that hill is supposed to be a city called Paradise. Now, I don't know, it might be a big hole that people just disappear into. But whatever it is, I want you two to go over there and find out what happened to Rowdy and Wishbone and Quince.
- Hey Soos: We can do it, Senor.
- Gil Favor: But I don't want you to get into any trouble. I don't want you to make any trouble. I just want you to look, listen, and use your heads.
- Hey Soos: [With his usual naive enthusiasm] We can do it, Senor.
- Gil Favor: Now, if somebody asks you if you're from the Gil Favor outfit, what do you say?
- Hey Soos: Ahh. No habla ingles.
- Gil Favor: Fantastico! Brillante!... You're learning.