Blood Meridian Violence Quotes

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Quote #10

"They rode up into the dripping hills and in the first light Brown raised the rifle and shot the boy through the back of the head (19.81).

A young soldier helps David Brown escape from prison, and David Brown thanks him by shooting him in the back of the head. Then again, most of us could probably see this coming, even if the soldier couldn't. You don't trust folks in the world of Blood Meridian.