Though loyal and able and brave, Pea had never displayed the slightest ability to learn from his experience, though his experience was considerable. Time and again he would walk up on the wrong side of a horse that was known to kick, and then look surprised when he got kicked.

Though loyal and able and brave, Pea had never displayed the slightest ability to learn from his experience, though his experience was considerable. Time and again he would walk up on the wrong side of a horse that was known to kick, and then look surprised when he got kicked.

If you want one thing too much it’s likely to be a disappointment. The healthy way is to learn to like the everyday things, like soft beds and buttermilk—and feisty gentlemen.

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.

If I had a mind to rent pigs, I'd be mighty upset. A man that likes to rent pigs won't be stopped.

A woman's love is like the morning dew. It's just as likely to settle on a horse turd as a rose.

Mystery is underrated, and understanding is overrated.