Gentleman Dave TurnerJohn Henry. Whatever happens next, I want you to know that I did not sanction that cowardly act against your father. Personally I find that action damnable and deserving of the fate you brought upon them.
John Henry Clayton[to Mary-Alice]The thought of coming back to you... was the only thing that got me through that damn war. And when it was over, I swear to you on my life, I tried coming home. I swore I was done with killing. She just wasn't done with me.
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James McCurdyWhen you got a fox in the henhouse, only two things to do: Kill the fox, or move the henhouse.
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Rev. ClaytonYour mother and I kept asking ourselves... asking God... what we done wrong in your upbringing? What did we do that filled you with so much hate?
Rev. ClaytonJohn 8:32, remember? The truth will set you free. God knows the truth.
John Henry ClaytonAll through the war I kept asking myself, where was God? Where was he at Shiloh and Seven Pines when men lay dead and dying? All good men, God-fearing men. They just lay there, begging for some small act of mercy on His behalf. And then it finally dawned on me: There ain't no God.
Rev. Clayton[jumping out of his chair and blustering toward him]THERE IS NO GOD?
John Henry Clayton[standing up to meet him]All I'm saying is that if there was ever a time that man needed God it was then, and trust me, he wasn't there. If you're expecting God to save you, he ain't gonna.
Rev. ClaytonMost men came out of that war wanting nothing more to do with killing, but not you... You went looking for it. God is not responsible for the life you choose.
Mary-Alice WatsonThis is your home. If a man can't fit in here, where can he?
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James McCurdy[writing a check to buy her dead husband's land]I'm sorry for your loss.
Mrs. Chadwick[tearfully]No, you ain't. Eventually... someone's gonna have the nerve to stand up to you. And when that day comes, I want to be here to spit on your grave.
James McCurdyWell, ma'am, feel free to do so. Provided you can find your way to the front of the line.
John Henry ClaytonIt's time I did something right in my life. This is what I know how to do.
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Gentleman Dave TurnerWhatever happens next, I want you to know I did not sanction that cowardly act against your father. Personally, I found their actions damnable and deserving of the fate you brought upon them.
Gentleman Dave Turner[narrating]Little is known of him after that. Some say he drifted down to Coffeeville where he was involved in another altercation a few years later. But those accusations were never proven. The common view was he moved westward under a different name, where he lived a life of quiet isolation. What is known is that when Mary Alice died a few years later, he did not attend her funeral. However, many say the following day, a faded red ribbon was found attached to her headstone. Others in Fowler recounted stories of seeing him throughout the years, up until his father's death, at which time he came no more.
Rev. ClaytonYou would've done what? You would've come home if you knew she was dying? But you couldn't come home when she was living, when she was full of hope?
John Henry Clayton[confiding in his father]I drew my pistol. I fired back. I killed them. Killed them both. In the middle of all of it, one of my shots went wide, straight through a storefront window. Woman came out screaming, covered in blood. First I thought I'd shot her. Then her husband come out... carrying a little boy. I killed a boy, Pop. He looked to be the same age as William. He just lay there dead 'cause of what I'd done. Just like William did.