Ben: I never in my life asked for no kiss, always just took 'em. I'll be dogged if I ain't asking you now, Julie.

- Dana Andrews (as Ben) in Swamp Water (1941)

Ben: It's funny I never noticed - but you're a heap prettier than Mabel is - if you was a little bigger.
Julie: I could grow more maybe!

- Anne Baxter (as Julie) in Swamp Water (1941)

Ben: It's gettin' where I'll expect nothing from you but a bossified tongue and a cussin' out.
Mabel MacKenzie: You ain't felt my tongue yet Ben.

- Virginia Gilmore (as Mabel MacKenzie) in Swamp Water (1941)

Ben: This here's Miss Julia... Miss Gordon.
Hannah: Sure, I seen you at Mrs. McCord's. You look a sight pretty child, I've been a' watching you with Ben.
Julie: Thank you.
Thursday Ragan: Ain't you Tom Keefer's young 'un?
Julie: Yes sir.
Ben: I brung her to this dance and I ain't going to have nobody runnin' her down.
Thursday Ragan: I don't aim to have words with none of my kin in public. I mean no offense against this young 'un, but you're the one that seemed ashamed to say her name, not me.

- Walter Huston (as Thursday Ragan) in Swamp Water (1941)

Ben: We'll get out Keefer - if I have to bash you in the head when you ain't looking.
Tom Keefer: Bud, there ain't no man livin' can catch me when I ain't lookin'.

- Walter Brennan (as Tom Keefer) in Swamp Water (1941)

Ben: You tryin' to get me killed?
Tom Keefer: I'm tryin' to find out if there's anyone in the world who kin speak the honest truth.

- Walter Brennan (as Tom Keefer) in Swamp Water (1941)

Tom Keefer: I hope I didn't hurt you none; I tried to throw you easy like.

- Walter Brennan (as Tom Keefer) in Swamp Water (1941)

Tom Keefer: If you can learn to live with cotton-mouths and 'gators and panthers, on places where there ain't a solid bit of ground to stand on, why I reckon you're welcome to your life.

- Walter Brennan (as Tom Keefer) in Swamp Water (1941)

Tom Keefer: It's like being dead all these years, and now you're - you're a tellin' me to come back to life again.

- Walter Brennan (as Tom Keefer) in Swamp Water (1941)

Tom Keefer: Say Ben, tell me - how does she look, is she pretty?
Ben: Well, Tom, I wouldn't exactly say she took after you.

- Dana Andrews (as Ben) in Swamp Water (1941)