Across the Great Divide (1976)
Robert Logan: Zachariah Coop
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Quotes
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Jason Smith : How come you can speak Indian?
Zachariah Coop : Well, my mother was the daughter of a Cherokee chief.
Jason Smith : Really?
Zachariah Coop : Yeah.
Jason Smith : What was she like?
Zachariah Coop : I don't really remember because she died two years before I was born.
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Zachariah Coop : A good Christian does not flinch with difficulty.
Holly Smith : He doesn't court them by drinking either.
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Jason Smith : Are you really a trickster?
Zachariah Coop : Oh, I think most people are at a certain level. But remember this: you can't trick a man unless he's aiming to trick you.
Jason Smith : How come?
Zachariah Coop : Well, because people in general like the idea of getting something for nothing. And the trickster affords him that opportunity.
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Zachariah Coop : I'm going to give up gambling until I get you there.
Holly Smith : I don't believe it.
Zachariah Coop : Well, I'd be willing to bet ya.
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[first lines]
[to a deer with a large rack of antlers]
Zachariah Coop : The top of the morning to you! Eh? Well, thank you. That's a fine hat you're wearin' yourself.
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Holly Smith : [after shooting] Don't play games, mister.
Zachariah Coop : Lady, when they gave out hearts, you must have been sleeping.
Holly Smith : If you're a robber and a rat and you suffer because of it, it's your own doing and it has nothing to do with us.
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Zachariah Coop : Believe me, beneath these smiling Irish eyes is a heart of stone.
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Holly Smith : It was a very brave thing that you did.
Zachariah Coop : Pretty foolish, now that I think about it.