- College boy in gray sweater: That your sickle?
- Charlie Rogers: Gotta stop reading those hot-rod magazines buddy, sickles are out - it's either a bike or a motorcycle.
- College boy in suit and tie: Made in Japan huh.
- Charlie Rogers: That's right, made in Japan.
- College boy in suit and tie: What's the matter, American sickles not good enough for you?
- Charlie Rogers: You don't dig world trade buddy after all the economics they've tried to shove into you.
- [as Charlie steps outside the Tea House, three college students follow him - Charlie starts to get on his motorcycle]
- College boy in gray sweater: Is that your sickle?
- Charlie Rogers: You ought to stop reading those hot rod magazines, buddy. Sickle is out, it's either a bike or a motorcycle.
- College boy in suit and tie: Made in Japan, huh?
- Charlie Rogers: That's right, made in Japan.
- Charlie Rogers: Come on!
- College boy in suit and tie: No, that's karate!
- Charlie Rogers: It goes with the sickle.
- Madame Mijanou, Fortune Teller: You will bring great financial reward to your native land.
- Charlie Rogers: Sure, but right now I'm a roustabout and the boss told me to come in here and give you a hand.
- Charlie Rogers: I never thought I'd be running off with the circus.
- Maggie: Let's get one thing straight. This is not a circus. This is a carnival. There's a big difference.
- Charlie Rogers: I guess you're right. I guess a circus has elephants.
- Billy the midget: Hey, you!
- Charlie Rogers: Yeah?
- [Charlie looks around but to no avail]
- Billy the midget: Down here, stupid.
- Charlie Rogers: Hey look, kid. You better wait till you grow up before you start picking fights with grown-ups.
- Billy the midget: What do you mean, kid? I'm 38.
- Charlie Rogers: [chuckles] Congratulations.
- Billy the midget: Are you Charlie Rogers?
- Charlie Rogers: Yep.
- Billy the midget: Well, Joe's been looking for you. Come on.
- Marge: They're taking it bigger than usual.
- Charlie Rogers: Good.
- Marge: Might mean trouble.
- Charlie Rogers: So what else is new?
- Marge: Charlie why do you have to act so tough? What does it get you?
- Charlie Rogers: Look, if you're not tough in this world, you get squashed, honey.
- College boy in college jacket: This is a real crummy joint, I've seen more action in a zoo.
- Charlie Rogers: Which side of the cage, pal?
- Sheriff: Stay out of trouble.
- Charlie Rogers: You're asking the impossible.
- Sheriff: I'm not asking, I'm telling.
- Madame Mijanou, Fortune Teller: Hey, don't you believe in knocking?
- Joe Lean: How do you knock on a tent?
- Charlie Rogers: What do you do here?
- Madame Mijanou, Fortune Teller: That depends, by day or night.
- Charlie Rogers: I hope you're not a mind-reader because if you are, I'm about to get my face slapped!
- Madame Mijanou, Fortune Teller: I can tell you what kind of woman will be attracted to you.
- Charlie Rogers: I think I'm old enough to figure that out for myself.
- Madame Mijanou, Fortune Teller: What do you see in my eyes?
- Charlie Rogers: Maybe I better slap your face!
- Madame Mijanou, Fortune Teller: [laughs] I like you Charlie - but do you think that I'm a little bit too mature for you?
- Charlie Rogers: Oh, women are like wine; they improve with age.
- Madame Mijanou, Fortune Teller: But you don't drink!
- Charlie Rogers: I'ma an alcoholic!
- [She moves to kiss him: deep passionate kiss follows!]
- Cathy Lean: You fascinate me.
- Charlie Rogers: Yeah, that's the best news I've heard all day.
- Cathy Lean: No, I mean the way you go around the country with your guitar and a chip on your shoulder.
- Charlie Rogers: Are you cold or do I make you nervous?
- Cathy Lean: Both.
- Charlie Rogers: You can come a bit closer you know, I give off plenty of body heat.
- Charlie Rogers: [Walking in on Madame Mjanou in her tent, showing some leg] Marlene Dietrich did it better...
- Madame Mijanou: Well, she's not here... and I am.