- Paladin: Now, Doctor, don't try to put me off with that professional, callous man of experience talk.
- Dr. Stark: It is my professional opinion that the man is dead.
- Paladin: Are you sure enough he's dead to ride off and leave him?
- Dr. Stark: Well, I'm sure enough he's dead, so I'm not going back down there again. And don't remind me of my responsibilities. I've spent a lifetime learning them.
- Paladin: Yes, that's right. I've got doubts. And I'm not gonna carry them around with me for the rest of my life.
- Storekeeper Stebbins: All right then. Satisfy yourself.
- [He hands Paladin a shotgun]
- Storekeeper Stebbins: Go ahead. He's dead. Doesn't matter. If he's still alive, well, it will be a merciful end compared to lying out there taking a week to die. Besides, you're used to it. I was even gonna pay ya.
- Paladin: Stebbins, you can't buy your way out of this!
- Storekeeper Stebbins: My offer still stands.
- Paladin: My usual fee is $1,000.
- Dr. Stark: Nobody asked you to kill yourself to save another man's life. The first law is self-preservation. You kill to protect yourself. Am I right?