20 Brokeback Mountain Quotes From the Hit Movie

Fans of romantic westerns will love these Brokeback Mountain quotes.

Brokeback Mountain was released in 2005 and won multiple awards, and the success continued at the box office, where it made over $178 million against its $14 million budget.

The movie is a neo-western romantic drama based on Annie Proulx’s 1997 short story of the same name.

The movie was directed by Ang Lee and starred Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Linda Cardellini, Anna Faris, and Anne Hathaway, among others.

The plot follows the complicated, romantic relationship between two cowboys, Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist, from 1963 to 1983 in the American West.

The movie shows that while Ennis and Jack have a sexual relationship, due to how those around them feel about homosexuality, they hide their feelings from others.

Take a look at these Brokeback Mountain quotes to get to know the characters better.

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Brokeback Mountain Quotes by Jack Twist

Check out these quotes from one of the movie’s main characters, Jack Twist.

1. “It’s Nobody’s Business But Ours.” – Jack Twist

2. “Ya Know It Could Be Like This, Just Like This, Always.” – Jack Twist

3. “I wish I knew how to quit you.” – Jack Twist

4. “Friend, that’s more words than you’ve spoke in the past two weeks.” – Jack Twist

5. “But What We Got Now Is Brokeback Mountain. It’s All Built On That.” – Jack Twist

6. “Hell, yes I did; red-lined it all the way, couldn’t get here fast enough.” – Jack Twist

7. “Tell you what, we could have had a good life together! F…..’ real good life!” – Jack Twist

8. “Well, maybe you oughta get out of there, you know? Find yourself someplace different, maybe Texas.” – Jack Twist

9. “I might go up to my Daddy’s place and give him a hand through the Winter. But, I might be back… if the army don’t get me.” – Jack Twist

10. “This is my house, this is my child, and you are my guest. And you sit down before I knock your ignorant ass into next week!” – Jack Twist

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Brokeback Mountain Quotes by Ennis Del Mar

Check out these quotes from one of the movie’s main characters, Ennis Del Mar.

11. “I just can’t stand this anymore, Jack.” – Ennis Del Mar

12. “Hell, that’s the most I’ve spoke in a year.” – Ennis Del Mar

13. “I’m gonna tell you this one time, Jack f.….’ Twist, an’ I ain’t foolin’.” – Ennis Del Mar

14. “For As Long As We Can Ride It. There Ain’t No Reins On This One.” – Ennis Del Mar

15. “You ever get the feelin’… I don’t know, er… when you’re in town and… someone looks at you… suspicious, like he knows?” – Ennis Del Mar

16. “Bottom line is… we’re around each other an’… this thing, it grabs hold of us again… at the wrong place… at the wrong time… and we’re dead.” – Ennis Del Mar

17. “Anyway they… they found Earl dead in an irrigation ditch. Took a tire iron to ‘im.” – Ennis Del Mar

18. “We can get together… once in a while, way the hell out in the middle of nowhere, but…” – Ennis Del Mar

19. “For you forgettin’ to bring that harmonica. I’m enjoyin’ the peace and quiet.” – Ennis Del Mar

20. “C’mon now; you’re sleepin’ on your feet like a horse. My mama used to say that to me when I was little.” – Ennis Del Mar

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What Happens in the End?

Jack and Ennis marry different women and have kids, but both marriages end up deteriorating due to Ennis and Jack desiring each other instead of their spouses.

Although they have an annual fishing trip, Jack and Ennis never decide to spend their lives together.

At the movie’s end, both of their lives have fallen apart, and Jack is killed in a seemingly innocent accident, and we later see Ennis express his regret over losing Jack.

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