Frontier Quotes
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“Americans... are forever searching for love in forms it never takes, in places it can never be. It must have something to do with the vanished frontier.”
― Cat’s Cradle
― Cat’s Cradle
“Here beyond men's judgments all covenants were brittle.”
― Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
― Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
“Hannah is a vegetarian; Trace is a cattle rancher. Definitely, not a match made in heaven.
“A horse with a sense of humor. Was that possible?”
― Colorado Takedown
“A horse with a sense of humor. Was that possible?”
― Colorado Takedown
“Jerking her blindfold back into place, he yelled, “Giddy-up!” “They only say that in cartoons, you moron.”
― Colorado Takedown
― Colorado Takedown
“Buttercup?” Trace looked concerned. “You’ve named the cows?”
“Not all of them … yet. I’ll give them each a name when the perfect name pops up.”
He scratched his head. “You do know the fate of most beef cattle, right?” ”
― Colorado Takedown
“Not all of them … yet. I’ll give them each a name when the perfect name pops up.”
He scratched his head. “You do know the fate of most beef cattle, right?” ”
― Colorado Takedown
“Our orthodox friends need not be told that all merit in this world is comparative; and once for all, we desire to say that where anything which involves qualities or character is asserted, we must be understood to mean "under the circumstances.”
― The Pioneers
― The Pioneers
“The frontier may indeed have closed at last, as Frederick Jackson Turner proclaimed in his history-making speech at the fair, but for that moment it stood there glittering in the sun like the track of a spent tear.”
― The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
― The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
“Ann didn't move. There was no use; her mother had seen her. She could try to hide the flowered plates but that wouldn't be any use either. Her mother had already been in the cabin and seen the open chest.
Ann waited, her heart pounding and her eyes on the ground. When she finally looked up, her mother was standing quietly beside her and looking at the tea party table. Ann held her breath, but for some reason her mother didn't look cross at all. Instead, there was the same kind of lovingness in her face as she had when she rocked the baby after he had been crying for a long time. Then Mrs. Hamilton turned to Ann and smiled.
"Good afternoon, Mrs. Jones," she said. "I hope I am not too late for tea. And is this your daughter?" Mrs. Hamilton nodded toward Semanthie. "My, how she's grown!”
― The Cabin Faced West
Ann waited, her heart pounding and her eyes on the ground. When she finally looked up, her mother was standing quietly beside her and looking at the tea party table. Ann held her breath, but for some reason her mother didn't look cross at all. Instead, there was the same kind of lovingness in her face as she had when she rocked the baby after he had been crying for a long time. Then Mrs. Hamilton turned to Ann and smiled.
"Good afternoon, Mrs. Jones," she said. "I hope I am not too late for tea. And is this your daughter?" Mrs. Hamilton nodded toward Semanthie. "My, how she's grown!”
― The Cabin Faced West
“I have read stories of budget airlines stranding families and them having to pay $9,000 to get home!”
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“I suspect the poor customer service at the budget airlines would be grounds for termination at the larger airlines.”
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“Calling 911 for a police officer when an airline is engaging in extortion with you is a perfectly reasonable thing to do.”
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“The wilds are truly unforgiving, and while injury isn’t a surefire ride unto the end, it often grants the swiftest accommodations.”
― Those Wyrd and Wonderful
― Those Wyrd and Wonderful
“The true greatness of the frontier lies embedded between men of character, those that stride in the face of danger, and despite the odds, these champions sacrifice for the greater good.”
― Those Wyrd and Wonderful
― Those Wyrd and Wonderful
“The hobo is... merely a belated frontiersman, a frontiersman at a time and in a place when the frontier is passing or no longer exists.”
― The City: Suggestions for Investigation of Human Behavior in the Urban Environment
― The City: Suggestions for Investigation of Human Behavior in the Urban Environment
“Cuyahoga,” Susanna said softly to herself as she picked up her one small bag and prepared to follow Samson and Harriet to the shore. She liked the sound of it. It flowed like a place name from a piece of poetry.”
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