I don't see how being married could be any worse than listening to you talk for twenty years, but that still ain't much of a recommendation for it.

A man who wouldn't cheat for a poke don't want one bad enough. --Augustus "Gus" McCrae

People would be bored shitless if they had to love only the good in someone they care about.

The only bookstore I had was the paperback rack at the drugstore.

Live through it," Call said. "That's all we can do.

Call saw that everyone was looking at him, the hands and cowboys and townspeople alike. The anger had drained out of him, leaving him feeling tired. He didn't remember the fight, particularly, but people were looking at him as if they were stunned. He felt he should make some explanation, though it seemed to him a simple situation. "I hate a man that talks rude," he said. "I won't tolerate it.

I think its a sickness to grieve too much for those who never cared a fig for you.