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"Luther felt like he’d put a pole in the water, and two catfish had just bit down on a dangling worm."

"What a day this was. He wished he could turn a big mason jar upside down on it and capture it like he used to capture butterflies when he was a boy, pretty ones with brilliant colors of blue, especially."

“Why did Papa die, Mama?” This was the first question he’d asked since she’d found him in the automobile. “Hard times, hon. He died of hard times.”

"He began to cry. They were big sobs, not the quiet kind that could be mistaken for a runny nose. These were from way down where lies were no longer welcome."