“If I had killed Chaney, I would not be in this fix, but my gun...” – Mattie Ross, True Grit ... Movie Quotes Database

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Mattie Ross

If I had killed Chaney, I would not be in this fix, but my gun misfired.

Lucky Ned Pepper

[Chuckling]

They will do it. It will embarrass you every time. Most girls like to play pretties, but you like guns, do you?

Mattie Ross

I do not care a thing about guns; if I did, I would have one that worked.

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Mattie Ross Hailee Steinfeld More Mattie Ross quotes →

Lucky Ned Pepper Barry Pepper

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