Charles Portis: Face

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“I know what they said even if they would not say it to my face. People love to talk. They love to slander you if you have any substance. They say I love nothing but money and the Presbyterian Church and that is why I never married.”

Charles Portis book True Grit

Source: True Grit (1968), Chapter 7, pp. 214-215 : thoughts of 'Mattie Ross'

“I have known some horses and a good many more pigs who I believe harbored evil intent in their hearts. I will go further and say all cats are wicked, though often useful. Who has not seen Satan in their sly faces?”

Charles Portis book True Grit

Source: True Grit (1968), Chapter 3, p. 29 : thoughts of 'Mattie Ross'

“If in four months I could not find Tom Chaney with a mark on his face like banished Cain I would not undertake to advise others how to do it.”

Charles Portis book True Grit

Source: True Grit (1968), Chapter 4, p. 72 : 'Mattie Ross' to 'LaBoeuf'

“I have never been one to flinch or crawfish when faced with an unpleasant task.”

Charles Portis book True Grit

Source: True Grit (1968), Chapter 2, p. 20 : thoughts of 'Mattie Ross'