“Some people lose their faith because heaven shows them too little. But how many people lose their faith because heaven showed them too much?”
Elias Koteas - Thomas Dagget

“- Lacey Rawlins: You think you can believe there's a heaven if you don't believe in hell?
- John Grady Cole: I guess you can believe what you want to.”
Henry Thomas - Lacey Rawlins
Matt Damon - John Grady Cole

“- April Logan: Texas must be heaven.
- Dusty Rivers: It will be when you get there.”
Madeleine Carroll - April Logan
Gary Cooper - Dusty Rivers

“All astronomers are amateurs. When it comes to the heavens, there's only one professional.”
Claude Rains - Sir John Talbot

“- Ling Tan: How can you dig such a thing without help? The Earth is stubborn.
- Ling Tan's Wife: Heaven gave me the thought. Heaven will provide the help. The shovel is there.”
Walter Huston - Ling Tan
Aline MacMahon - Ling Tan's Wife