It was old President
It was old President Diaz who said that nothing ever happens in Mexico until it happens. Things rock along from day to day, and then all at once you are caught up in a rush of unforeseen events. Charles Portis
Charles Portis
I have known some
I have known some horses and a good many more pigs who I believe harbored evil intent in their hearts. I will go further and say all cats are wicked, though often useful. Who has not seen Satan in their sly faces? Charles Portis
Mexican homes as a
Mexican homes as a rule are closed off to the world by high blank walls of yellowish masonry, topped with broken glass to discourage escaladores, or climbing burglars. The gardens and fountains and other delights are hidden, as in an Arab city. Charles Portis
There is no knowing
There is no knowing what is in a man’s heart. Charles Portis
I always go backwards
I always go backwards when I am backing up. Charles Portis
MR.GOUDY: I believe you
MR.GOUDY: I believe you testified that you backed away from Aaron Wharton. MR.COGBURN: That is right. MR.GOUDY: You were backing away? MR.COGBURN: Yes sir. He had that ax raised. MR.GOUDY: Which direction were you going? MR.COGBURN: I always go backwards when I am backing up. Charles Portis
You do not think
You do not think much of me, do you, Cogburn? I don’t think about you at all when your mouth is closed. Charles Portis
People do not give
People do not give it credence that a fourteen-year-old girl could leave home and go off in the wintertime to avenge her father’s blood but it did not seem so strange then, although I will say it did not happen every day. I was just fourteen years of age when a coward going by the … Read more
We must each of
We must each of us bear our own misfortunes. Charles Portis
One time you smash
One time you smash a bug with no mercy. Another time you find one helpless on his back with his legs flailing the air, and you flip him over and let him go on his way. The struggle that touches the heart. Charles Portis