No Country for Old Men Chapter I Quotes
No Country for Old Men Chapter I Quotes
How we cite the quotes:
(Chapter.Section.Paragraph)
Quote 25
By the time he dragged himself shivering out of the river he was the better part of a mile from where he'd gone in. His socks were gone and he set out a jog barefoot toward the standing cane. (1.3.173)
You don't get much more determined than you are if you're walking through the desert without shoes or socks. No shoes, no socks, no problem? All righty.
Quote 26
Langtry Texas was thirty miles as the crow flies. Maybe less. Ten hours. Twelve. His feet were already hurting. His leg hurt. His chest. His arm. The river dropped away behind him. He hadnt even taken a drink. (1.3.182)
We've seriously just met Llewelyn, and already, he's been shot, he's sum through a river, and he's hiked through the desert with no socks on. You gotta give the guy some respect. Chigurh may be an unbeatable foe, but Llewelyn sure puts up a good fight. Was the money worth it?
Quote 27
I sent one boy to the gaschamber at Huntsville. One and only one. My arrest and testimony. (1.1.1)
Okay, the book starts off well enough. A young man commits a horrible crime. He gets punished. Sure, we wish he hadn't killed his girlfriend, but that's what the justice system is for. A place for everyone, and every criminal in that place. All the danger seems contained, right? Yeah, just you wait.