A Man Called Horse (1970)

Jean Gascon: Batise

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Quotes 

• Batise : [Explaining to John Morgan the need to undergo the painful Sun Vow ritual before he can consummate his marriage to an Indian maiden]  If no pain, nothing good is born. Even seed burst to make grass.

• Batise : You want to escape, you brave Anglais? Mean, bad Indian out there! Cut off everything! Zip! Zip! Zip!

  [points to his groin, with an evil smile] 

  Batise : Zip!

• Batise : Lucky for you, chief like angry. You yell, make strong. Until winter comes!

  [evil laugh, walking away] 

  Batise : Until winter comes!

• Batise : [translating for Thorn Rose]  No hole in moccasin... she tell you she is a virgin.

  John Morgan : I have no reason to doubt it.