AUGUSTUS MCCRAE QUOTES

“I ain’t never met a soul I couldn’t like.”

“Laseter, hell, I killed him myself.”

“Aint nothing like a good night’s sleep.”

“The world ain’t always as good as we want it to be.”

“It ain’t dying I’m talking about, it’s living.”

“You know how women are like mules. They remember every damn thing.”

“A man who wouldn’t cheat for a poke don’t want one bad enough.”

“I’m happy just to ride along in your shadow, Gus.”

“Retired people scare me, ever since Bill Lewis retired and just sat on his porch in a rocking chair and died. He was only sixty-five.” “You always have an answer for everything, don’t you Danger? You won’t take advice or help from anyone. You always know what’s best. You think it’s a virtue, but it’s a damn vice.”

“You’re talkin’ about purity of the soul. I have to tell you… I ain’t got a pure soul no matter what you think.”

“You boys don’t look nothin’ like no rangers.”

“You’re not a bad man for wanting safety. That’s only natural. What’s bad is when you’re willing to trade other people’s freedom for your own sense of security.” QUOTES FOR QUIZZES

“The world is full of good men, but they’re a different breed from you and me.”

“I’ve walked lots of miles in my boots, but I’ve never met a snake as low as you.”

“I’m old enough to know not to make plans, they don’t work.”

“We all got it comin’, kid.”

“You know, women are either violent or insane, sometimes both.”

“I like to think that the grand old cowboy will be remembered for a long time. That he’ll be remembered as long as there’s a Texas. A true adventurer, a lover of life.”

“You know, Augustus, it’s not natural for a man to live this long.”

“Some men are born desperate, some relieve themselves with effort.”

“Ain’t nothin’ like sittin’ on the porch in the evening, drinkin’ beer and watchin’ the cows come home.”

“I can’t help but notice you ain’t cookin’ nothin’ good.”

“The older the violin, the sweeter the music, Augustus.”