Montana 1948 - Quotes Flashcards
“My father was a man who…
… tried to turn two ways at once.”
“… whose only fault lay in trying…
… to be loyal to both family and justice.”
“They couldn’t arrest…
… us. We are the law.”
“I wish you wouldn’t have…
… told the sheriff.”
“She’s an Indian. Why…
… would she tell the truth?”
“Don’t blame Montana.
… Don’t ever blame Montana.”
“It would never occur to…
… my father to refuse.”
“You’re the sheriff. I’m…
… the deputy.”
“Frank said he’d…
… cut it out.”
“You’re brother has always…
… been partial to red meat.”
“Nothing glittered in my father’s wake…
… like it did in my Uncle Frank’s.”
“With his war record…
… he could work in Billings.”
“Uncle Frank’s death was an…
… unbrigable gap between us.”
“My father knew him as well as any man. And…
… he knew that he was guilty.”
“When he examines an Indian he…
… takes liberties, indecent liberties.”
“Frank said he’d come…
… without a fuss.”
“Screwing an Indian or whatever. You…
… don’t arrest a man for that.”
“My father did not dislike Indians. He simply…
… held them in low regard.”
“He’s as guilty as sin Gail. He…
… told me as much.”
“I was pretty sure it was…
… uncle Frank’s truck.”
“He wanted…
… he needed power.”
“Is that why I…
… gave you that goddamn badge?”
“My son. Came…
… back to us.”
“From the summer of my twelfth year…
… I carry with me a series of images more vivid and lasting than any others of my boyhood.”
