“You're not talking to her, Maggie Jones said. You and Raymond don't talk like you should to that girl. Women want to hear some conversation in the evening. We don't think that's too much to ask. We're willing to put up with a lot from you men, but in the evening we want to hear some talking. We want to have a little conversation in the house.” MenLoveWomenRelationshipsSilenceFamilyConversationUnderstanding Others Book:Plainsong Source: Plainsong
“Here was this man Tom Guthrie in Holt standing at the back window in the kitchen of his house smoking cigarettes and looking out over the back lot where the sun was just coming up.” MenHouseSunStandingWindowKitchenSmokingTomsCigaretteSmoking Cigarettes Author:Kent Haruf
“It seems to me nothing man has done or built on this land is an improvement over what was here before.” MenDoneSeemsLandBuiltImprovement Author:Kent Haruf
