Memorable Quotes from Kim Darby
10 quotesDesire for Justice and Revenge
Mattie Ross
I want Tom Chaney hanged for killing my father! It's little to me how many dogs and senators he's killed in Texas.
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Determination in the Face of Adversity
Mattie Ross
If in four months I could not find Tom Chaney, with a mark on his face like banished Cain, I would not advise others how to do so.
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Identity and Injustice in Yell County
Mattie Ross
My name is Mattie Ross, of Near Dardanelle in Yell County. My family owns property, and I don't know why I'm being treated like this!
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Little Blackie's Speed Against Heaviness
Mattie Ross
Those horses can't outrun Little Blackie! They're loaded down with fat men and iron!
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A Blunt Observation on Personal Hygiene
Mattie Ross
If I smelled as bad as you I wouldn't live near people.
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Determined Pursuit of Justice and Vengeance
Mattie Ross
I won't rest until Tom Chaney is barking in Hell.
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Defiance and Independence in Mattie Ross's Journey
Mattie Ross
I'm going! And it's not because you say I can't, and it's not because you say I can. I paid good cash money to be here, and I'm on my own business! Now, we'll have no more talk about it.
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Observations on Texas Men and Their Style
Mattie Ross
I also notice that the men of Texas gouge their mounts with great brutal spurs and cultivate their hair like lettuce!
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Questioning Rooster Cogburn's Loyalty and Grit
Mattie Ross
Rooster Cogburn is no good friend of mine! He led us straight into your hands, and now he has left me with a gang of cut-throats! Is that what they call "grit" in Fort Smith? We call it something else in Yell County.
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Demanding Change for Papa's Marker
Mattie Ross
Papa's marker is not what was ordered. I will make that wool-hatted fool of a stone man change it.
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