Odin Quincannon quotes from Preacher

Odin Quincannon

My grandfather, Jonas Quincannon. One time, the Gormann Brothers had a pork concern out at Las Cruces. Hoping to move in on his territory, they were pressuring wholesalers, something like that. Uh, anyway, Jonas found out about it. He took care of it. Took care of them. Didn't ask, didn't warn, didn't get angry. Just got what needed doing done. Nobody said a damn word.

Odin Quincannon

We grow or we die, Miles. We grow or we die.

Odin Quincannon

Now, just so everyone understands, this is gonna be a night assault over open ground against an expert marksman in an elevated position, so you know drink lots of water. Lighten up, boys. I was joking. Water ain't gonna make a damn bit of difference.

Odin Quincannon

Now, I don't want you to feel like you're human shields, but let's not mince words. You are human, and you're gonna be acting as shields of a sort.

Odin Quincannon

The more active targets we can offer the preacher, the more likely we are to overwhelm him with our faceless wave of humanity. Again, to clarify, I don't say "faceless" in the pejorative sense, so much as a practical sense, as it will be night and your faces will be indistinct and immaterial.

Odin Quincannon

When you hear the battle cry, I want y'all to race forward and try real hard not to get your penises shot off.

Odin Quincannon

Now, you know the rules. I don't talk how my meat gets made, you don't talk about your magic man in the sky.

Jesse Custer

No shame in having questions.

Odin Quincannon

I'm not ashamed. And I know what comes next. Nothing.

Jesse Custer

Maybe. But what if you're wrong? What if there's Judgement?

Odin Quincannon

"Judgement."

Jesse Custer

What if we're held to account for our actions? What if there's punishment? What if there is fire?

Odin Quincannon

What if there's ice and darkness? What if there's beasts with cloven hooves and tortured children and screams that curdle your blood? What if they tear you apart real slow-like, with chains and spikes? What if it's deeper than that, like some say, and you spend all eternity living your worst memory over and over and over? Or what if you feel nothing? Except for all the pain you caused everybody else? Jeez.

Jesse Custer

Aren't you afraid?

Odin Quincannon

Nope. Seems to me you are, Preacher.

Jesse Custer

I'm not giving you my father's church.

Odin Quincannon

Yeah. You know, toward the end there, William Travis wrote a letter, one of them cold nights of his up behind the garrison walls. When I was a boy, I kept a copy folded under my pillow. "I have answered the demand with a cannon shot. I shall never surrender or retreat." "Victory or death." Exactly right. Yeah. I'll be back.

Odin Quincannon

We were lied to. All along lies.

Odin, you have experienced a terrible loss. Your entire family gone. Let God help you.

Odin Quincannon

Oh, yeah. Good. You and God can help me with a question, something that's been consternating me all night. [holding up two sets of intestines] Which is my daughter [Voice breaking] and which is the cow? Exactly. There is no difference. It's all meat! I've looked. There's nothing else. There's no spirit. There's no soul. There's nothing.

Odin -

Odin Quincannon

You need to let the people know. You need to stand in that church and you need to, t-to denounce Him. You need to shout. You need to scream. You need to spread the word. Okay, Preacher? You need to denounce Him!

Hugo Root

Regardless of the state of Custer's mental faculties, taking church land? With all due respect, that church is holy ground.

Odin Quincannon

No, Sheriff. That church is nothing more than wood and paint of bits of colored glass. It's a lie, and I'm going to tear it down peg by peg. Grind it into dust. "Holy ground," my ass.

Jesse Custer

I just don't understand what happened. I told you to serve God, Odin.

Odin Quincannon

I am devoutly.

Jesse Custer

What kind of God wants to tear down a church?

Odin Quincannon

The God of Meat, of course.

Jesse Custer

The God of Meat?

Odin Quincannon

The God of what's tangible what's touchable and true. God of Meat.

Jesse Custer

[Laughing] I see. I see.

Odin Quincannon

You think that's funny?

Jesse Custer

No, no. It's batshit crazy.

Odin Quincannon

You know what's crazy, Preacher? What's completely banana balls insane? Following a God who is silent. That is crazy.