“I don’t get it,” Raul said. “Why all this macho?” “When I say act like a man,” Leonard said, “I mean act honorably and with courage. Macho has been turned into a bad word by turds who act like beasts, not men.”
― The Two-Bear Mambo
― The Two-Bear Mambo
“Christians think you got to do good ’cause you want to go to heaven, but if you do good ’cause you want to do good and don’t believe in that shit, then they figure it’s the slow oven for you anyway. They like a god that’s a bully, makes you want to do good ’cause he’s gonna rough you up.”
― Bad Chili
― Bad Chili
“Whitey still has them on his farm, only they ain’t doing nothing there and they’re getting tidbits tossed to them like dogs, and they take it and keep on keeping on and wanting Whitey to do more.” “Maybe Whitey owes them.” “Maybe he does, but you can be a cur or you get up off your ass and start seeing yourself as a person instead of an underdog that’s got to take those scraps.”
― Mucho Mojo
― Mucho Mojo
“It’s a special state of mind. You know, like when you switch channels on TV, and surprise, it’s your favorite movie just starting.”
― Bad Chili
― Bad Chili
“MeMaw was good people, but that didn’t mean the genes didn’t come together in Hiram crooked somewhere. Got the wrong combination.” “Then in a way,” I said, “that means he couldn’t help it.” “Bad dogs can’t help but bite either. I’ve seen ’em born vicious and just get worse as they got older, no matter how good you treated ’em. They can’t help it, but I couldn’t help putting a bullet through their heads either. You don’t bite me, or try to bite me but once.”
― Mucho Mojo
― Mucho Mojo
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