Texas Rising

Emily West:
I'm burning alive in the fire of my own rage. I don't live, I survive; I exist.

Sam Houston:
[to Deaf, who isn't reading his lips. He is carving something] I'll tell you this. The most precious moment that can ever come in this world is when a woman loves a man just as he is. That's it in a nutshell. [Smiles when he looks at his friend, sees that he wasn't looking at him and therefore doesn't know what he just said] Good thing about talking to you, Deaf, is I can tell you anything. [Just then, Deaf looks up at him, winks, then tosses him something: a heart he had carved]

Vern Elwood:
[Making fun of Deaf knowing he can't hear. Wouldn't dare do it to his face] Captain, it seems like you love that horse more than you do your wife.

Jack Hays:
Hey, Deaf. Who's a better mount? Your wife, or your horse?

'Deaf' Smith:
[Can't hear what they're saying] My horse?

Gator Davis:
He sure does love that horse.

'Deaf' Smith:
I see. You're having a nice jest at the expense of my impairment. The good thing is I don't need to hear no disparaging nonsense from the likes of you. You have something to say that matters, you best say it to my face.

Kit Acklin:
That's right, Captain. No sense gettin' all hot and bothered.

Gator Davis:
[Doesn't know when to stop] Hey, I'm just wondering who bucks harder.

'Deaf' Smith:
What'd he say?

Kit Acklin:
Nothin'.

Henry Karnes:
What's a fancy word for cojones?

Sam Houston:
[Referring to a local tribal chief] Tell him I'm a chieftain.

Billy Anderson:
He's aware.

Sam Houston:
Tell him to kill me.

Billy Anderson:
I don't think that's a good idea, with me standing next to you and all.

Billy Anderson:
[Awe, pride and concern in his voice] He's hardly sixteen, he's already got two scalps on his lance.

Sam Houston:
Friend of yours?

Billy Anderson:
His name's Yellow Knife. He's my son.

Big Foot Wallace:
You sure you don't want a ride?

Jack Hays:
I told you, two grown men can't ride double. It ain't dignified.

Big Foot Wallace:
Oh, you want dignity or blisters?

Gator Davis:
Rangers don't work *for* the army, Truitt. We're working *with* the army.

Beans Wilkins:
That's right. They don't give us orders. They offer us recommendations and suggestions.

Henry Karnes:
Son. *I* give you a suggestion, by God, you best know it's a damn order!

'Deaf' Smith:
[Referring to Sam Houston and his wife] Now, nobody knows what happened between the two of 'em. But, I do know that Sam Houston's never spoken a word against her nor has he allowed one spoken in his presence. Now, what does that tell you?

'Deaf' Smith:
I'm deaf. Not dumb.

'Deaf' Smith:
They're wearing their own boots. Let 'em walk where they want to.

Sam Houston:
Sargent Anderson.

Billy Anderson:
Sir.

Sam Houston:
I appoint you to speak on behalf of the accused.

Billy Anderson:
I don't know this man, sir.

Sam Houston:
That may be to his advantage.

Emily West:
You ain't taking care of that wound.

Sam Houston:
Doctors tell me it's unlikely it'll ever heal.

Emily West:
I'm not talking about the hole in your shoulder.

Emily West:
Marriage has spoiled Daddy's Southern belle. Those hateful words were meant to torment you. She done more harm to you than all your battles combined. She was terrified, just a child, afraid of a man who needed a grown woman.

Sam Houston:
Has Santa Anna been captured?

Colonel Sherman:
We are hunting him, sir.

Sam Houston:
He must be taken alive. You hear me? Without him, there's no victory. We've won nothing.

'Deaf' Smith:
Sam. Sam! I'll tell you when I'm done!

'Deaf' Smith:
[to Lupe] There ain't words for how much I love you.