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Man and the Natural World Quotes in Lonesome Dove

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Quote #10

The grass was wet with dew, so he sat on his saddle blanket watching Dish Boggett point the cattle into the blue distances. (67.48)

This is another beautiful image of nature: the men are like cattle themselves, in a way, simply heading into the distance with no idea what they'll truly find there. That's kind of what we're all like, really, even if we don't realize it. For all our tech and gadgets and all that, we still really don't know why we're here or where we're going.