I am further back, surrounded on all sides by wailing men, their faces shiny with tears. Uncle Al promised three dollars and a bottle of Canadian whiskey to the man who puts on the best show. You've never seen such grief-- even the dogs were howling.

...poking a lump of red Jello that jiggles outrageously, like a breast I once knew.

Jacob: I've never seen so much manure. Wade: Baggage stock horses. They pack'em in 27 a car. Jacob: how do you stand the smell? Wade: what smell?

It's just a crazy damned life, that's all.

Hey! Shouts Camel. There ain't no woman in the world worth two bottles of whiskey!

I had my whole life planned.. I knew exactly where it was taking me.

What else do I have to offer? Nothing happens to me anymore. That’s the reality of getting old, and I guess that’s really the crux of the matter. I’m not ready to be old yet.