I mean to kill you in one minute, Ned, or see you hanged in… - Charles Portis

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I mean to kill you in one minute, Ned, or see you hanged in Fort Smith at Judge Parker's convenience! Which will you have?
I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man!
Fill your hand, you son of a bitch!

Charles Portis

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Charles Portis (December 28, 1933 – February 17, 2020) was an American author, most famous for the classic Western novel True Grit.

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Alternative Names: Charles McColl Portis

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I know what they said even if they would not say it to my face. People love to talk. They love to slander you if you have any substance. They say I love nothing but money and the Presbyterian Church and that is why I never married.

I had not the strength nor the inclination to bandy words with a drunkard. What have you done when you have bested a fool?

As he drank, little brown drops of coffee clung to his mustache like dew. Men will live like billy goats if they are let alone.

I mean to kill you in one minute, Ned, or see you hanged in Fort Smith at Judge Parker's convenience! Which will you have? I call that bold talk for … - Charles Portis

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