Bill Avery quotes from When Calls the Heart

Bill Avery

I have a favor to ask....I need to leave someone in charge.

OK. In charge of what?

Bill Avery

Of the town, as acting sheriff.

[laughs] Me?! Oh, you're serious. Uh no, Bill, that's really not my thing.

Bill Avery

It's no one's thing until it is.

I've heard a lot about you.

Bill Avery

I hope I get a chance to defend myself.

Bill Avery

I always liked the way the Greeks dealt with people who brought bad news.

Lucky for me, they say this town has an honorable sheriff.

Bill Avery

Well, you might have heard wrong about that.

Abigail Stanton

I can't believe this is happening.

Bill Avery

He's got an army of lawyers on his side.

Abigail Stanton

We need to persuade him without going to court.

Bill Avery

How're we gonna do that?!

Abigail Stanton

I don't know. But I need you to keep him from leaving this town.

Bill Avery

[pause] I can do that.

Bill Avery

What's that old saying? The best laid plans of mice and men...

It was running fine when I got here.

Bill Avery

Mysterious machines. I favor a horse myself.

I don't suppose there's a mechanic in town.

Bill Avery

Sorry, there's not. There is one in Union City, so you send a wire, might be here in a couple days.

Why so long?

Bill Avery

Well, the stage from Union City is...very slow. Too bad you couldn't take the train.

What's this?

Bill Avery

It's a citation. Your car's illegally parked.

What?!

Bill Avery

It's a town ordinance: No parking your car on city streets for more than 24 hours.

This is ridiculous. You know as well as I do that this car wasn't running. In fact, I think you sabotaged it.

Bill Avery

Well. There'll be a judge in town in a few days to hear this...outrageous accusation.

I'll just pay the fine and go.

Bill Avery

Are you bribing me?

No! I said I would pay the fine.

Bill Avery

It sounded like a bribe.

You think that if I go to this town hall meeting, bad things will stop happening to me?

Bill Avery

I've been known to be a betting man, but my wager would be "yes."

I never knew how much I'd miss this place.

Bill Avery

You don't hear that very often about jail.

It's the Ritz compared to where I've been.

Bill Avery

Yeah, I heard the reports. I know the Mounties lost a lot of good men out there.

Yeah. So you gonna make a pot of that strong coffee you're known for?

Bill Avery

Comin' up. [pause] It was bad wasn't it?

That's all behind me now.

Bill Avery

Is it?

Yeah!

Bill Avery

Jack, if you ever wanna talk about it...

I just wanna get on with my life, Bill.

Hello, boys. What's up?

Lee, I have an announcement.

Elizabeth Thatcher

Jack and I are getting married.

That's not exactly big news.

In two weeks.

Two weeks?!

Elizabeth Thatcher

I'd like you both to be my matrons of honor.

Abigail Stanton

Oh, Elizabeth, of course!

And I would like you both to be my best men.

Wow, oh, OK.

Two weeks? No, that's not enough time to plan a wedding of this magnitude.

Abigail Stanton

I'm sure we can get it done.

Bill Avery

Well, I guess we better start planning a bachelor party.

Oh, no, I'm not sure about--

You're gonna have one!

Bill, I have missed your chili. You know, if you're stuck for a wedding gift, I want you to teach Elizabeth how to make it.

Bill Avery

You asking me to give up my secret family recipe?

Uh...

Bill Avery

Well, consider it done. Elizabeth is family.

So what does that make you, black sheep?

I was thinking you could help me find who the owner was.

Bill Avery

Well I have more important things to do than try to track down the owner of an old coat.

You had your feet on the desk when I came in.

You look like Sherlock Holmes.

Bill Avery

Except Sherlock Holmes is make believe. I'm the real deal.