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Joey:
[after the gun battle] Shane! I knew you could, Shane. I knew it. I knew it just as well as anything. Was that him? Was that Wilson?

Shane:
That was him. That was Wilson alright. He was fast - fast on the draw. Joey, what are you doing here?

Joey:
I'm sorry, Shane.

Shane:
You don't have to be. You'd better run back.

Joey:
Can I ride home behind you?

Shane:
Afraid not, Joey.

Joey:
Please, why not?

Shane:
I gotta be goin' on.

Joey:
Why, Shane?

Shane:
A man has to be what he is, Joey. You can't break the mold. I tried it and it didn't work for me.

Joey:
We want you, Shane.

Shane:
Joey, there's no living with, with a killing. There's no going back from it. Right or wrong, it's a brand, a brand that sticks. There's no going back. Now you run on home to your mother and tell her, tell her everything's alright, and there aren't any more guns in the valley.

Joey:
Shane, it's bloody. You're hurt.

Shane:
I'm alright, Joey. You go home to your mother and your father. And grow up to be strong and straight. And Joey, take care of them, both of them.

Joey:
Yes, Shane. [Tears well up in Joey's eyes] He'd never have been able to shoot you - if you'd have seen him.

Shane:
Bye, little Joe.

Joey:
He never even would have cleared the holster, would he, Shane? [calling after him] Pa's got things for you to do, and Mother wants you. I know she does. Shane. Shane! Come back! 'Bye, Shane. Note: bolded section ranked #47 in the American Film Institute's list of the top 100 movie quotations in American cinema.