Discover the 18 best quotes from the 1883 TV series, exclusively on Paramount+. Immerse yourself in the captivating dialogues that define this epic Western drama. Watch now on Paramount+ and relive the timeless wisdom of 1883.
1883 focuses on the life of the Dutton family, who embarked on a journey through the Great Plains to the west of America to escape poverty and reach a better life.
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1883 Quotes
1- “I ain’t looking for help. I’m worried enough about my own family to be worrying about somebody else’s.” -James Dutton
2- “I believe in you, and I believe in that boy, and I believe in our daughter. And that’s all. Justice don’t factor into it.”-James Dutton
3- “I do not know what the word “Texas” means. But to me it means magic.” -Elsa Dutton
4- “Plenty of ladies in this world. Pretty short on decent men, though.”-James Dutton

5- “Freedom is riding wild over the untammed land with no notion that any moment exists beyond the one you are living.”-Elsa Dutton
6- “So much I don’t know about life. We learn to read, we learn rules, learn scripture and manners, and how to avoid saying or doing things that make others uncomfortable. All those things seem to be the opposite of life. Seem to strangle it.”-Elsa Dutton
7- “Someday, if you’re lucky to find a man or simply find a man who is extremely unlucky, you will learn coffee is a welcome treat after a hard ride.” -Margaret Dutton

8- “That’s a child’s goal. A woman’s goal is to never ride a train again because she has a home she never wants to leave.”-Margaret Dutton
9- “You don’t think I hauled 40 gallons of water up those stairs just to get clean. I want you.”-James Dutton
10- “When you kill a thing, it makes you a little less man, a little more animal. Now we try to find the balance between them. That’s all life is.”-James Dutton
11- “If you steal, you will stay where you stole.”-Shea Brennan
12- “World ain’t getting better. No matter how many kids are in it.” -Shea Brennan
13- “Girl, I’ve forgotten more about horses than you’ll ever know.” -Margaret

14- “You got lucky in that field. You got lucky on the street. Hope you got enough luck left for those coming with you.”-Shea Brennan
15- “You have no horses. No guns. You can’t ride. You are a f*k*ing fool! For thinking you can travel two thousand miles with no skills to survive it.”-Shea Brennan
16- “Freedom. To most, it is an idea. An abstract thought that pertains to control. That’s not freedom. That’s independence. Freedom is riding wild over untamed land with no notion any moment exists beyond the one you are living.”-Elsa Dutton

17- “The world doesn’t care if you die. It won’t listen to your screams. If you bleed on the ground, the ground will drink it. It doesn’t care that you’re cut.”-Elsa Dutton
18- “I don’t think you’re gonna win a medal for wagon boss.” -Thomas