Review of Secondhand Lions (2003) by Meg S — 08 May 2009

'Walter: [reading his uncles' will] The kid gets it all. Just plant us in the damn garden, next to the stupid lion'.

'Hub: Sometimes the things that may or may not be true are the things a man needs to believe in the most. That people are basically good; that honor, courage, and virtue mean everything; that power and money, money and power mean nothing; that good always triumphs over evil; and I want you to remember this, that love... true love never dies. You remember that, boy. You remember that. Doesn't matter if it's true or not. You see, a man should believe in those things, because those are the things worth believing in.'.

'Garth: [after Walter leaves] Salesman should be by in about three, four hours. Hub: Whoop-de-do.'.

'[Hub and Garth are getting ready to shoot at a traveling salesman] Walter: Why not see what he's sellin'? Hub: What the hell for? Walter: Well what's the good of having all that money if you're never gonna spend it? Garth: Could be the kid has a point. Hub: Well. We'll see what the man's sellin'. THEN we'll shoot him. Garth: Good plan.'.

'Hub: We're fix'in to die anytime, so if we kick off in the middle of the night, you're on your own'.

'Hub: [to Stan] You're lucky the lion got to you before *we* did.'.

'Walter: If I'm gonna live here, there's gonna be some conditions Hub: conditions? Walter: No more dangerous stuff. No more fighting teenagers. No airplanes. More vegetables, less meat'.

'Hub: What do ya want me to do? Die of old age?'.

'Sheik's Grandson: [looking at a large yacht in a small pond] I see they spent my grandfather's gold well. Walter: [laughing] Well, there was this one travelling salesman...'.