- Schuyler Devereaux: How do you do Mr Harper?
- Lew Harper: Oh sometimes I do better than others.
- Schuyler Devereaux: Well I hope so.
- J.H. Kilbourne: You know what she wants to do with that land, Mr. Harper? She wants to turn it into a Goddam sanctuary for birds!
- Lew Harper: I think that's kind of sweet.
- J.H. Kilbourne: Well now, look, I'm all for saving wildlife like the next fella, but we gotta think about America's future. Energy sources just aren't that easy to come by.
- Lew Harper: Aha! Did you come to that conclusion out of patriotism or just greed?
- J.H. Kilbourne: [after a pause] Little of both, Mr Harper, - like most men of wealth.
- Lew Harper: What's Pat Reavis really like?
- Schuyler Devereaux: He was fun. Mild psychopaths often are if you don't cross them.
- Iris Devereaux: [as a man is staring at them in an antigue store] Is he looking at me?
- Lew Harper: I think he was a little more interested in me.
- J.H. Kilbourne: You wanna live, don't you? To a ripe old age?
- Lew Harper: I'd hate to think that I was making those Social Security payments for nothing.
- Schuyler Devereaux: Door was unlocked.
- Lew Harper: Still is kid - out!
- Schuyler Devereaux: Come on Lew, gimme a break.
- Lew Harper: You're either a very good guesser or you're a cop.
- Schuyler Devereaux: Swimming's a good way to relax but I know a better way.
- Schuyler Devereaux: Never had anyone turn me down before.
- Lew Harper: There's a first time for everything.
- [She slaps him, then he slaps her]
- Lew Harper: Sorry about that.
- Schuyler Devereaux: No you're not.
- Lew Harper: That's right, I'm not.
- J.H. Kilbourne: See I'm not like most fols who get their kicks head on, I sort of slide in sideways like. As a matter of fact in High School they used to call me the crab.
- Lew Harper: Oh.
- J.H. Kilbourne: Now you take the oil businesss, my business, it's never any fun to drill straight down. I'm a slant driller by instinct.
- Lew Harper: Are you slant-drilling me?
- Lew Harper: What do you want me to do?
- Iris Devereaux: I want you to make it like it was 6 years ago.
- Lew Harper: Your sense of timing amazes me.
- Lew Harper: I'd just like to try a little conversation first.
- Gretchen: Sure, you wanna call me dirty names?
- Lew Harper: No, I didn't say that.
- Gretchen: You want me to call you dirty names?
- Schuyler Devereaux: How'd you like to help me put on some suntan lotion?
- Lew Harper: Wont help honey, you're gonna be burned out by the time you're 30.
- Lew Harper: [taking off his sunglasses] Boy, do you look terrific!
- Iris Devereaux: [touching his gray hair] So do you, except you got a little over your ears there.
- Iris Devereaux: It's the only difference. Everything else works about the same.
- Iris Devereaux: I don't know where to start.
- Lew Harper: Why don't you start where you stopped yesterday.
- Iris Devereaux: [after a pause] I'm frightened, Lew!
- Lew Harper: That's a good place.
- J.H. Kilbourne: Mavis maybe you should go for a walk.
- Candy: How long a walk J. Hugh?
- J.H. Kilbourne: Average, just average.
- Lt. Franks: You know that you assaulted a police officer?
- Lew Harper: Not important. I don't think Broussard likes you anymore.