- Jeb Crater: [speaking to Sholo] You know that ridge just over the second valley? I got me a hunch about that.
- Stretch Morgan: Jeb, wanna take on your old bodyguard as a new partner?
- Jeb Crater: Why not? If you don't already know how to swing a pick, you can learn.
- Sholo: I don't trust him, Mr. Jeb.
- Jeb Crater: Now, Sholo, at my age, I don't even trust me. He's got a strong back and a weak mind and evil instincts. A man like that can't be all bad.
- Jeb Crater: Get my suit out of the clothes dress. Take it to Lin Fongs and have it brushed up and pressed- and have them boil my shirt and iron it. Tell him to chop, chop - I want it back in an hour.