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John "The Hangman" Ruth Quotes

Seven of the best book quotes from John "The Hangman" Ruth
01
“Keepin’ you at a disadvantage, is a advantage I intend to keep.”
02
“When the handbill says ‘dead or alive’, the rest of us just shoot you in the back from up on top a perch somewhere and bring you in dead over a saddle. But when John Ruth ‘The Hangman’ catches you... You hang!”
03
“When you get to hell, John, tell them Daisy sent you.”
04
“Now, Daisy, I want us to work out a signal system of communication. When I elbow you real hard in the face, that means: shut up.”
05
“She’s wanted dead or alive for murder. Ten thousand dollars. That money’s mine boys. Don’t want to share it, I ain’t going to lose it.”
06
“We still got that deal we talked about in the wagon? I help you protect your eight thousand, you help me protect my ten?”
07
“What do I got to say? About John Ruth’s ravings? He’s absolutely right. Me and one of them fellas is in cahoots and we’re just waiting for everybody go to sleep. That’s when we going to kill you all.”
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