“To take from life what you can, while you can.”

“Holding his daughter close with one arm, he pointed toward the distant horizon. "As far as you can see—it all belongs to you, Faith. Someday, I'll take you to the top of a windmill and teach you to dream. When you reach for some of those dreams, you might fall…but your mother and I will be there to catch you because that's what love means: always being there. I love you, little girl." He pressed a kiss to his daughter's cheek. "So much…it hurts. But I reckon that's part of love, too."-Dallas”

“You look beautiful.”“Anyone can appear beautiful in the shadows.”

“Because I would very much like to kiss you, Miss Darling, and unlike you, I’m not in the habit of taking what rightfully belongs to someone else.”

“When I was a boy, I went to war searching for glory. I didn't find it. I came here, thinking I'd find glory if I built a ranching empire or a thriving town. Instead I discovered that I didn't even know what glory was, not until you smiled at me for the first time with no fear in your eyes... A hundred years from now, everything I've worked so hard to build will be nothing more than dust blowing in the wind, but if I can spend my life loving you, I'll die a wealthy man, a contented man.-Dallas to Dee”

“Would you rather leave?”“Absolutely not. I may be bloodied, but I can still carry a sword.”

“When I was much younger and lived in Claybourne’s residence, Luke’sgrandfather arranged an afternoon tea in the garden with a few of thegirls my age. They arrived in coaches and carriages and they were sobeautiful. Their laughter was soft and sweet, so very different from theharsh laugher in the rookeries. I thought, ‘Oh my goodness, I’m going tobe like them.’“They hurt me that day without touching me. They taught me thatwords can slice like a knife. They wanted to know about life in therookeries, and I made the mistake of telling them that I slept with Lukeand Jack and Jim. And sometimes at night, I still slept with Luke. Theymade it into something ugly. It was really rather innocent. To lie in thecircle of someone’s arms while you sleep can be very, very nice. But Inever slept with them again. Never told them why. Those girls took thatfrom me. And I let them.”