All the Parmalees is touched, but Harold's the worst… no, their Ma's the worst, then comes Harold's brother Farrell… but they're all good shots.
"Rooster" Cogburn
John Wayne · 23 quotes
Mattie Ross
Kim Darby · 13 quotes
Ranger La Boeuf
Glen Campbell · 9 quotes
Ned Pepper
Robert Duvall · 6 quotes
Most scenes together: "Rooster" Cogburn & Ranger La Boeuf (3), Mattie Ross & "Rooster" Cogburn (2)
True Grit quotes
Page 2 of 4Baby sister, I was born game, and I mean to go out that way.
By God! She reminds me o' me!
By God! That girl reminds me o' me!
DAMN a man that whistles!
Damn that Texican! When you need him, he's dead.
Fill your hand, you son of a bitch!
General Price don't belong to me. He just rooms with me. Cats don't belong to nobody. 'Course, I depend on him.
I ain't dead yet, you bushwhacker!
I also notice that the men of Texas gouge their mounts with great brutal spurs and cultivate their hair like lettuce!
I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man!
I mean to kill you in one minute, Ned. Or see you hanged in Fort Smith at Judge Parker's convenience. Which'll it be?
I never busted a cap on a woman or anybody much under sixteen. But it's enough that you know that I'll do what I have to do.
I only take one step at a time. That's why I was given two feet.
I served under General Kirby Smith. And I don't have to hang my head when I say it.