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Charles Portis is an American author born on December 28, 1933. Known for his humorous and witty writing style, Portis has won the hearts of readers with his works. His novel 'True Grit' is a classic road novel that showcases his unique narrative style.

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“On his deathbed he asked for a priest and became a Catholic. That was his wife's religion. It was his own business and none of mine. If you had sentenced one hundred and sixty men to death and seen around eighty of them swing, then maybe at the last minute you would feel the need for some stronger medicine than the Methodists could make.”

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Book:True Grit

Source: True Grit

“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.”

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Book:True Grit

Source: True Grit

“If you want anything done right you will have to see to it yourself every time.”

Ifs Want Done True Grit

Book:True Grit

Source: True Grit

“Nothing is too long or too short either if you have a true and interesting tale and what I call a "graphic" writing style combined with educational aims.”

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Book:True Grit

Source: True Grit

“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.”

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Book:True Grit

Source: True Grit

“In the Anthropology Club, as I understood it, you were permitted, if not required, to despise only one thing, and that was your own culture, that of the West.”

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Author:Charles Portis

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Born: December 28, 1933
Known for: Author
Quotes: 38

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