"He was always grinding on forward... Grinder... observed Bluefeather through slit, knowing eyes. The quality he looke…"

"We called them wrecks... And the great mystery in the sky does not allow you to have all that fun unless you have som…"

"For me, the code of the West is simple. You never let a friend down... ever. And you don't go after your enemies if t…"

"I could see... that there was healed-over spur marks in that old pony's shoulder. That could mean just one thing. Tro…"

"He ain't no cowboy, this Ed Love, but he is a cowman. ...He can dicker for six days and nights for one-fourth cent ce…"

"Now, to make horse breaking easy you need two cowboys—one on the bronc and one on a gentle, well-broke horse. This wa…"

"He looked just like a groundhog coming up for air when he crawled out of his bedroll in the morning, and he didn't lo…"

"I had my right hand around that saddle horn like it was the doorknob to heaven's gate, and my right elbow was crimped…"

"It was about three miles by bird travel to the gate opening into home pasture. That was where Old Fooler was headed. …"

"Jim Ed Love is a very funny name for a man who likes nothing better than to see a cowboy get what little he's got get…"