- 'Brick' Tennant: When I heard the verdict yesterday, I was kinda punch-drunk, like I'd been hit with a mallet. I'm not so fuzzy now. I can think a little more clearly.
- 'Brick' Tennant: This is a free country. It just ain't possible for a couple of guys like Joe and me to get a raw deal like this. Our laws are made to protect people like us, not to hurt 'em.
- Mary Roberts: You want to kill them and then find out they're innocent - is that what you want?
- District Attorney: The law says they're guilty.
- Joe Linden: You're walkin' right up to that Chair, and all you do is sit there and say 'take it easy'. You won't take it easy when they strap you in it. You're still conscious then, you know. They give you a few seconds to let you know what's happening. Will you take it easy then?