- Ann Atwater: [holding up Bible] This here does the talkin' for me.
- C.P. Ellis: I have a Bible.
- Ann Atwater: Oh, you do? Have you read it?
- C.P. Ellis: Course I've read it. Even go to church on Sundays.
- Ann Atwater: Hmmm. Well, then you ought to know, C.P.
- C.P. Ellis: Know what?
- Ann Atwater: Same God made you, made me.
- C.P. Ellis: Say that nigger fellow, the one who comes, uh... he runs your hardware store?
- Lee Tromblay: Yeah, about two years now. His name's Emmett.
- C.P. Ellis: And you trust him to... to run things?... Sorry, I... I'm just curious. I don't think I could trust one of them to run... run my filling station.
- Lee Tromblay: Other than my wife, he's the only person I trust.
- C.P. Ellis: How's that?
- Lee Tromblay: Well he... he and I, we... we were in Vietnam together.
- C.P. Ellis: Oh, you were in Vietnam?
- Lee Tromblay: Yeah. Two tours. Got out in '68. You?
- C.P. Ellis: No. No I... No.
- Lee Tromblay: Yeah. Well, look Mr. Ellis, I know who you are, and I know what you want from me, but I just don't...
- C.P. Ellis: No, no, Lee. Any man who served bravely in this country's military doesn't need to hear anything more from me. You vote how you want to. I'll respect it.
- Lee Tromblay: Mr. Ellis? Emmet served this country, too. And he was a lot braver than me.