Written on the Wind

"This woman in his arms was now the wife of the man he called his best friend!"

"[testifying at Kyles inquest] Mitch Wayne was there - in the study with my brother. Kyle had a gun in his hand. He was raving mad, raving about things that werent so. Mitch tried to talk to him, to make him understand how wrong he was, to stop him from using the gun. Afraid he might even use it on himself. I made a grab for the gun. Kyle and I struggled. The gun went off....Whatever he [Mitch] may have said, means nothing. Except he was worried about Kyle, as a brother for a brother...[Kyle]...was depressed by Fathers sudden death and hed been drinking...My brother always drank too much. He was sad, the saddest of us all. He needed so much and had so little."

"I cant keep holding back how I feel about you, Lucy. How Ive felt ever since the first day we met. Im in love with you."

"[to Lucy] Something is happening to me. I find myself talking to you like I never talked to anyone before—not even Mitch...I think were past the point of no return."

"Lucy, you decent? Lucy, are you dec---? [reflectively musing to himself] I guess she was."

"[to Lucy] Oh, theres a man for you — or for me, rather. Kyle starts something. Mitch finishes it for him. Kyle falls on his face. Mitch picks him up. Kyle steals. Mitch takes the blame. And there you have the secret story of Kyle Hadley and his electric personality."