How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from No Country for Old Men.
Quote #7
"I remember dates, names, numbers. I saw him November the 9th."
Carson Wells has a mind for details. Well, you'd have to if you were working as a private mercenary. You wouldn't want to go after the wrong drug dealer by accident, now, would you? Success in this world is all about fitting your skills to your career—at least, that's what Shmoop has always said.
Quote #8
Wells: We can stop that.
Man who hires Wells: Seem pretty sure of yourself.
For someone who's about to hunt down Anton Chigurh, Carson Wells seems pretty sure of himself. Big mistake. Huge. Despite all his skill, his confidence turns out to be undeserved. He barely even gets to throw a menacing glare at Chigurh before the psycho takes him out.
Quote #9
Wells: You know how he found you?
Llewellyn Moss: Yeah, I know how he found me.
Carson Wells has been in this whole evading psycho killers game before, and he feels like it's his duty to tutor Llewellyn Moss on all the things he's done wrong in trying to avoid Anton Chigurh—like failing to notice the tracking device hidden in the money he stole. Moss is a proud man though and he doesn't want to be lectured on all the things he's done wrong. Give the guy some credit; he did figure it out eventually, after all.