Col. Stonehill Quotes in True Grit (2010)

Col. Stonehill: I do not entertain hypotheticals. The world itself is vexing enough.

Mattie Ross: Well I need a pony, and I'll pay you ten dollars for one of them.

Col. Stonehill: No, that's a lot price, no no... wait a minute... are we trading again?

Mattie Ross: [Discussing the price of cotton] We got most of our cotton in early. We got 12 and a half cents a pound in Little Rock.

Col. Stonehill: Then I suggest you take the rest of your crop to Little Rock to sell.

Mattie Ross: This being closer, I though I might check on the price in Ft. Smith while I was here.

Col. Stonehill: Did you come all this way to inform me of the price of cotton in Little Rock?