“- Champlain: 1,500 miles by canoe, in that country, at the beginning of the winter. Death is almost certain, Father Bourque.
- Father Bourque: Death is not always a great evil, Monsieur Champlain.
- Champlain: God should have made me a Jesuit. You have answers for everything.”
Jean Brousseau - Champlain
François Tassé - Father Bourque

“Vermont must be beautiful this time of year...all that snow!”
Vera-Ellen - Judy Haynes

“You know, if you stab a man in the dead of winter, steam will rise up from the wounds. Indians believed it was his soul escaping from his body.”
Ed O'Neill - Glen, Mikita's Manager

Winter has locked us in its icy embrace. The pelts of the animals are thick and bluish and our home is blanketed with snow. Papa calls it "limbo" because it sure isn't heaven and it's too cold to be hell. Mother wondered about purgatory, but he said no. Purgatory has an end to it. "Don't torture me so", said Mother.
Vanessa Martinez - Noelle De Angelo

“You know, by the time we get back to New York, it'll be the middle of winter. So I was thinking, why rush? Maybe we could make a few sidestops along the way.”

Ben Stiller - Alex