- Thomas 'Doc' Durant: Mrs. Palmer, I believe this to be the finest staircase in the Dakota territory.
- Margaret Palmer: I believe this to be the only staircase in the Dakota territory, Mr. Durant.
- Thomas 'Doc' Durant: You look like a queen.
- Margaret Palmer: And you look like an old tick-fevered hound.
- Cullen Bohannan: I'm still liable to kill you. Know that.
- The Swede: Don't you think it possible for a man to change? Can't you believe I am not the man I was?
- Cullen Bohannan: I don't trust you farther than I can spit.
- Cullen Bohannan: [to Gundersen] You can only kill me once. That ain't gonna be good enough for you, is it? You'd rather see me suffer and die little-by-little each day.