- Billy Banjo Jones: Paladin, I got tired of being a slob, you know. Anyway, it got hard to stay lazy and out of work, it's a lost art.
- Martin Jansen: The fee is that high? Well, you've seen your friend's idea of democracy in action. Now get out of here.
- Paladin: Mr Jansen, my sole professional secret is to make profit agree with principle.
- Billy Banjo Jones: Elise owns the mine.
- Elise Banjo Jones: My Daddy came within an Ace of getting killed, finding and starting that mine. You know what he'd have done? He'd have called for the ranchhands.
- Elise Banjo Jones: Elise owns most of the ranches hereabouts
- Paladin: And shortly she'll own the state senator.
- Elise Banjo Jones: Better than a tavern keeper.
- Billy Banjo Jones: Elise owns the tavern.