- Cortwright: Ainslee's a gunslinger. He reads books. He looks like he'd die of excitement at a faculty tea.
- Cortwright: Can't understand it. Never catch you reading a book. You're always out with beautiful women or chopping up outlaws. I don't know how you got to know so much.
- Anna Ainslee: Mr Paladin.
- Paladin: Miss Ainslee.
- Anna Ainslee: I think it's very clever and sensible of you to make a business out of gunfighting. It's sort of like butchering hogs.
- Paladin: Well, I didn't come here to butcher hogs.
- Anna Ainslee: No. Of course, Paladin, your business is to slay dragons.
- Paladin: Well, I'm not sure I like the choice you've given me.