Jon Possehl

“Growing up, I considered [my dad] to be an exemplar of fidelity. For instance, he didn't believe in removing his wedding ring, no matter what. Whenever he washed his hands, he would thoroughly scrub his right hand, then align his two ring fingers tip to tip, slide the ring from his left ring finger to his right, then scrub his left hand.”
― Steven Rinella, The Scavenger's Guide to Haute Cuisine

“Pussyfooting is a vice I have been concerned to avoid.”
― Larry McMurtry, In a Narrow Grave : Essays on Texas

“There's a fine line between being practical and being a candyass, which is a word that my father used to describe someone whom he considered to be the opposite of tough. ... Because I'm very afraid of becoming a candyass, I'll sometimes do things that I know to be impractical just so I don't have to worry about being a candyass.”
― Steven Rinella, American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon

“woman’s love is like the morning dew, it’s just as apt to settle on a horse turd as it is on a rose.”
― Larry McMurtry, Thalia: A Texas Trilogy