The Yearling
“It’s a hard law but it’s the law – kill or go hungry.”
“If there’s trouble waiting for you, you’re just as good to go and meet it.”
“A man’s heart aches seeing his youngins face the world, knowing they got to get their insides tore out, the way his was tore out.”
“A boy ain’t a boy too long – let him kick up his heels awhile.”
“Menfolk has got to stick together in the name of peace.”
“Every man wants life to be a fine thing and easy. And it is fine, powerful fine. But it ain’t easy.”
“It seems like there’s times a body gets struck down so low, there ain’t a power on earth that can ever bring him up again. Seems like something inside dies so he don’t even want to get up again. But he does.”
“Don’t get too ‘faintified’ on me!”
“Clouds are really the backs of angels, flying around looking after things.”