- Col. Luis Montoya: Soldiers, Grisham? Where? Surely you don't mean this motley crew of peasants?
- Capt. Marcus Grisham: I do my best with what I have, sir.
- Col. Luis Montoya: [looking hard at Grisham] I know the feeling.
- [referring to Grisham's latest conscripts]
- Col. Luis Montoya: This happy few, this band of brothers, is replenishing the ranks of our army.
- Maria Teresa Alvarado: Those farmers?
- Col. Luis Montoya: The fever has depleted our ranks and the Queen of Swords remains a plague on us all.
- Maria Teresa Alvarado: You took the words right out of my mouth.
- Maria Teresa Alvarado: Montoya says it's all the Queen's fault.
- Marta: Maybe he's got a point.
- Maria Teresa Alvarado: I don't think so.
- Marta: The Queen gives the peasants hope.
- Maria Teresa Alvarado: And?
- Marta: Hope is a dangerous thing to give to desperate people.
- Maria Teresa Alvarado: So what do you expect me to do? Nothing?
- Marta: No! I expect you to accept responsibility for your actions... and Montoya's reactions.
- Guard: Colonel Montoya wants you.
- Dr. Robert Helm: I'm working.
- Guard: [cocking his pistol] It's not a request!
- Dr. Robert Helm: Does the Colonel want me in attendance or in a coffin?
- [Helm grabs the soldier's gun and drops it in a water bucket]
- [an explosion rocks the plaza while Grisham is romancing Tessa]
- Maria Teresa Alvarado: What was that?
- Capt. Marcus Grisham: Bad timing.
- [someone set an explosion destroying the doctor's office and his supply of fever medicine]
- Dr. Robert Helm: You're not dying of fever, Colonel; someone is killing you with it. Who wants you dead?
- Col. Luis Montoya: Many want me dead, but most are dogs who would not dare turn on their master.
- Dr. Robert Helm: All it takes is one.
- [Dr. Helm saves the Queen's life by shooting the sword from Grisham's hand]
- The Queen of Swords: That was a remarkable shot, doctor.
- Dr. Robert Helm: I'll send you my bill in the morning.
- Col. Luis Montoya: What was that concoction, Doctor?
- Dr. Robert Helm: Salicylic acid from willow bark.
- Col. Luis Montoya: [toasting] Dr. Helm - whose bark is much better than his bite.
- Col. Luis Montoya: Ah, Captain - another hero in our battle against the epidemic.
- Capt. Marcus Grisham: There's something I need to explain to you.
- Col. Luis Montoya: My fever has passed and my brain is clear. I know everything, Grisham.
- Capt. Marcus Grisham: You can't possibly believe...
- Col. Luis Montoya: You are an animal, after all, but you are my animal and I hold your leash. This was your first and only mistake. The next time you stray too far, I will take that leash and I will strangle you with it.
- [last lines]
- Marta: Dr. Helm informs me that it was actually the Queen of Swords who recovered the medicine for him.
- Maria Teresa Alvarado: The Queen of Swords?
- Dr. Robert Helm: Yes.
- Maria Teresa Alvarado: Is that true?
- Dr. Robert Helm: Yes, it is.
- Maria Teresa Alvarado: I thought she was a criminal.
- Dr. Robert Helm: Who knows what goes on in her mind.
- Maria Teresa Alvarado: Come on, Doctor. What do you think?
- Dr. Robert Helm: I think it's best never to rush to a diagnosis. Ladies...