Winter's Bone - Blood Ties and Unspoken Truths
Merab:
Thump knows you were in the valley, child. With Megan. And at Little Arthur’s. He knows what you want to ask, and he don’t want to hear it.
Ree:
And that’s it? He ain’t gonna say nothing to me?
Merab:
If you’re listening, child, you got your answer.
Ree:
So, I guess come the nut-cutting, blood don’t really mean shit to the big man. Am I understanding that right?
Merab:
Don’t you dare. Don’t! I want you to listen to me, child. You need to turn around, and get yourself on home. Don’t you make me come out here and tell you again!
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Winter's Bone - The Importance of Communication in Crisis
Merab:
He ain’t likely to have time for you, child.
Ree:
I’ve got to talk to him. If he don’t know, nobody does.
Merab:
Nope. Talking just causes witnesses. And he don’t want for any of those.
Ree:
I’ll wait.
Merab:
You need to get yourself on home.
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Winter's Bone - Family Ties and Past Conflicts
Merab:
You ain’t here for trouble, are you?
Ree:
No, ma’am.
Merab:
Cause one of my nephews is Buster Leroy, and didn’t he shoot your daddy one time?
Ree:
Yes’m, but that ain’t got nothing to do with me. They settled all that theirselves, I think.
Merab:
Shooting him likely settled it. What is it you want?
Ree:
I got a real bad need to talk with Thump.
Merab:
And he ain’t got no need to talk to you.
Ree:
But I need to. I really, really got to ma’am. Please!
Ree:
Some of our blood at least is the same. Ain’t that s’posed to mean somethin’ - isn’t that what is always said?
Merab: [irritated]
Ain’t you got no men could do this?
Ree:
No, Ma’am, I don’t.
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