- Miguel Rojas: Do you know what Shakespeare said about Mercutio's wounds, Senor Paladin?
- Paladin: "'Tis not so deep as a well nor so wide as a church door, but 'tis enough, 'twill serve."
- Paladin: What about the man in San Francisco when he staged the attack in the opera? What about him?
- Miguel Rojas: That man? He was hired to play a part. We changed the ending of the scene.
- Paladin: No wonder he looked surprised.
- Miguel Rojas: You can't play chess without sacrificing pawns.
- Paladin: [First words] Sit down, gentlemen, and sit still. I've come to order a coffin for the first one of you that makes a move.
- Hey Boy: Big earthquake in China.
- Paladin: That's hardly in my line.
- Hey Boy: Also, big steamboat blow up on Mississippi River.
- Paladin: I'm afraid that's not for me either.
- Hey Boy: Oh, Mr Paladin, all the time you go away, you come back, you bring plenty of money. You sell, maybe, insurance?
- Paladin: In a way.