The Walking Dead (TV Series)

Cherokee Rose (2011)

Norman Reedus: Daryl Dixon

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Quotes 

• [Daryl tells Carol the story of the Cherokee rose] 

  Carol Peletier : A flower?

  Daryl Dixon : [Daryl hands Carol the flower he picked]  It's a Cherokee rose. The story is that when American soldiers were moving Indians off their land on the trail of tears the Cherokee mothers were grieving and crying so much 'cause they were losing their little ones along the way from exposure and disease and starvation. A lot of them just disappeared. So the elders, they, uh, said a prayer. Asked for a sign to uplift the mothers' spirits, give them strength and hope. The next day, this rose started to grow right where the mothers' tears fell.

  Daryl Dixon : [Daryl pauses]  I'm not fool enough to think there's any flowers blooming for my brother. But I believe this one bloomed for your little girl.

• [Daryl returns to Carol in the small abandoned RV] 

  Carol Peletier : I cleaned up. Wanted it to be nice for her.

  Daryl Dixon : [Daryl looks around the RV]  For a second I thought I was in the wrong place.

• [Rick reminds Daryl that he doesn't owe them anything] 

  Rick Grimes : Daryl. You okay on your own?

  Daryl Dixon : I'm better on my own. I'll be back before dark.

  Rick Grimes : Hey. We got a base. We can get this search properly organized now.

  Daryl Dixon : You got a point or are we just chatting?

  Rick Grimes : My point is it lets you off the hook. You don't owe us anything.