- [Ken has borrowed $200 to help a woman escape from the clutches of a small-time criminal]
- Davey Kane: My pop says gettin' into debt is like fallin' into a hole. It sure is easy to get into, but it's mighty hard to get out of. You sure must like her a lot.
- Ken Rawlins: Not especially, Davey. It's... well... What would you do if you found a puppydog in a wolf trap? Let's say he's not your dog so you don't owe him anything... and maybe he's not much of dog when you get right down to it. What would you do?
- Ken Rawlins: I'd set him free.
- Davey Kane: That's it.
- [Ken has just shot Mack in self-defense]
- Simon Kane: You couldn't help it, Ken. Most of the grief in this world come from what people do to themselves. It's usually the other fellow that pays for it.