The Quiet Man

Sean: [about a cottage] Do you think she'd sell it? Michaeleen: I doubt it. Sean: Don't bet on it, 'cause I'm buyin' it. Michaeleen: Now why would a, why would a Yankee from Pittsburgh want to buy it? Sean: I'll tell you why Michaeleen Oge Flynn, young small Michael Flynn who used to wipe my runny nose when I was a kid. Because I'm Sean Thornton and I was born in that little cottage over there. And I've come home, and home I'm gonna stay. Now does that answer your questions once and for all, you nosy little man? Michaeleen: Seanin Thornton! And look at you now...What do they feed you, all you men who are in Pittsburgh? Sean: Steel, Michaleen. Steel and pig iron furnaces so hot a man forgets his fear of hell. When you're hard enough, tough enough, other things, other things Michaeleen.

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Sean: [after first seeing Mary Kate, tending sheep in a meadow] Hey, is that real? She couldn't be. Michaeleen: Oh nonsense, man. It's only a mirage brought on by your terrible thirst.

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Mary Kate: '[after the widow sells her cottage to Sean instead of Will] Good for Widow Tillane...After all, he's [Sean Thornton] got more right to that land than you have. Will: He'll regret it till his dying day, if he lives that long.

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Sean: The point is, it's already done. I own the property now, and as long as we're gonna be neighbors... Will: Neighbors? Oh, neighbors. NEVER! And if I so much as catch you putting your wet foot on my property...and oh, another thing, you keep away from my sister Mary Kate. She's not for the likes of you. Sean: Where I come from, we don't talk about our women folk in saloons. You sort of make a habit of it.

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Father Paul: Father Lonergan! Father Lonergan: Shhh... Father Paul: It's, it's a big fight in the town! Father Lonergan: And there's a big fight in this fish right here. Father Paul: I'd have put a stop to it, but you see... Father Lonergan: You do that, lad. It's your duty. Father Paul: But see now, it's Danahar and Sean Thornton! Father Lonergan: Who? Father Paul: Danahar and Sean Thornton! Father Lonergan: Well why the devil didn't you tell me? [Quickly drops fishing rod and runs] Father Paul: Father, shouldn't we put a stop to it now? Father Lonergan: [Smiling, making fighting movements] Ah, we should lad, yes we should, it's our duty. Yes, it's our duty... [Smiles as a punch is heard]

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Mary Kate: It's a bold one you are. And who gave you leave to be kissin' me? Sean: So you can talk! Mary Kate: Yes I can. I will, and I do. And it's more than talk you'll be gettin' if you step a step closer to me. Sean: Don't worry. You've got a wallop! Mary Kate: You'll get over it, I'm thinkin'. Sean: Well, some things a man doesn't get over so easy. Mary Kate: Like what supposin'? Sean: Like the sight of a girl comin' through the fields with the sun on her hair. Kneeling in church with a face like a saint. Mary Kate: Saint indeed! Sean: And now comin' to a man's house to clean it for him. Mary Kate: But that was just my way of bein' a good Christian act. Sean: I know it was, Mary Kate Danaher. And it was nice of you. Mary Kate: Not at all. [she moves to leave, but then turns back and kisses him]

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