- Capt. Marcus Grisham: This is an awfully dangerous place for a lady all alone.
- Maria Teresa Alvarado: This is where I learned to ride. When I was a child, my father kept horses here.
- Capt. Marcus Grisham: Well, that was a long time ago. You'd do better to think about our future than your past.
- Col. Luis Montoya: You confused the Queen of Swords with a nun! Are you blind as well as stupid?
- Jailer: I tried to stop her, sir, but...
- Col. Luis Montoya: But! But what?
- Jailer: She said God would punish me, sir.
- Col. Luis Montoya: God has already punished us all by granting you life - a situation I may soon remedy.
- Capt. Marcus Grisham: I lost them.
- Col. Luis Montoya: You will note the complete lack of surprise on my face.
- [points a pistol at Raul's head when the deserter claims Tessa is the Queen of Swords]
- Capt. Marcus Grisham: Goodbye.
- Raul: What are you doing!
- Capt. Marcus Grisham: Senorita Alvarado lives there.
- Raul: Exactly.
- Capt. Marcus Grisham: So, you are telling me that a spoiled little rich kid beat my best men and made fools of Montoya's soldiers? I don't think so.
- Raul: There's only one way to find out.
- [Grisham and his men burst into the hacienda only to find Tessa and Marta securely tied to chairs]
- Maria Teresa Alvarado: Marta, I came so close to the truth.
- Marta: So close maybe, but the truth does not come without a price.
- [the Queen of Swords points her dagger at Dr. Helm when she catches him searching a bookcase for the lever to open a secret door]
- The Queen of Swords: Let me guess. You stopped by to borrow a book?
- Dr. Robert Helm: Since when did that become a capital offense?
- [Dr. Helm picks the treasury room lock with the Queen's dagger]
- The Queen of Swords: Where did you learn to do that?
- Dr. Robert Helm: You tell me your secrets, I'll tell you mine.
- The Queen of Swords: Maybe next time.
- [Montoya blocks the Queen's escape]
- Col. Luis Montoya: Leaving so soon?
- The Queen of Swords: Apparently not.
- Dr. Robert Helm: You're strong - that's what saved you.
- Churi: Not my strength - yours... and hers.
- [Dr. Helm turns and sees the Queen of Swords standing in the shadows]
- Dr. Robert Helm: That soldier you killed...
- The Queen of Swords: He was trying to shoot you.
- Dr. Robert Helm: You don't *ever* have permission to kill for me.
- The Queen of Swords: I thought I was saving your life.
- Dr. Robert Helm: By taking another! Who the hell do you think you are? Only God has the power of life and death.
- The Queen of Swords: And doctors.
- [last lines]
- Churi: [to the Queen of Swords] The spirit of both our fathers sing here tonight. They sing, "Beware the truth. It is a scorpion dancing at your feet." They say, "Step carefully, my angel."
- [the swordfight between Montoya and the Queen moves outdoors]
- Col. Luis Montoya: Death by moonlight. How romantic.
- The Queen of Swords: I bet you say that to all the girls.