Highlander (TV Series)
Chivalry (1995)
Peter Wingfield: Adam Pierson, Methos
Quotes
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Adam Pierson : [challenging Kristin, after Duncan refused to take her head] Pick it up.
Kristin : Who the hell are you?
Adam Pierson : A man who was born long before the age of chivalry.
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Duncan 'Mac : Did you know Mencius?
Adam Pierson : Student of Confucius, yeah.
Duncan 'Mac : "I dislike death, but there are things I dislike more than death."
Adam Pierson : "Therefore, there are occasions when I will not...
Duncan 'Mac , Adam Pierson : "avoid danger."
Adam Pierson : Death before dishonor.
Duncan 'Mac : For some of us.
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Adam Pierson : Duncan MacLeod of the Clan MacLeod.
Duncan 'Mac : That's who I am.
Adam Pierson : I guess someone has to be.
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Duncan 'Mac : Do you think it's easy killing a woman that you've held in your arms, a woman that you've made love to?
Adam Pierson : Take it from me, it's easier than dying!
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Adam Pierson : A couple of medieval songwriters come up with the idea of chivalry one rainy day...
Duncan 'Mac : This isn't about chivalry.
Adam Pierson : -and you embrace it as a lifestyle. You live and die by a code of honor that was trendy when you were a kid
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Adam Pierson : You live and die by a code of honor that was trendy when you were a kid.
Duncan 'Mac : Would you rather that I had no code of honor at all?
Adam Pierson : I would rather you survived.
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Adam Pierson : She would have kept coming, you know. One day, she might have won.
Duncan 'Mac : I know.
Adam Pierson : And still, if you had your chance again, you wouldn't kill her, would you?
Duncan 'Mac : Probably not.
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Adam Pierson : You keep letting her walk away without even taking a shot. That is very suicidal.
Duncan 'Mac : You know what she was to me!
Adam Pierson : Yes, and I know what she is! A killer!