‘We’ll be the Indians, if we last another twenty years,’ Augustus said. ‘The way this place is settling up it’ll be nothing but churches and dry-goods stores before you know it. Next thing you know they’ll have to round up us old rowdies and stick us on a reservation to keep us from scaring the ladies.’

  • -- Larry McMurtry 拉里·麦克默特里

“如果我们再坚持二十年,我们就会变成印第安人,”奥古斯都说。他说,这个地方的现状是,在你意识到之前,除了教堂和干货商店什么都不是。你知道,下一件事他们就得把我们这些老流氓圈起来,把我们关在一个预定的房间里,免得我们把女士们吓跑。”