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Lonesome Dove
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"Lonesome Dove" Quotes

A group of retired Texas Rangers embark on a perilous cattle drive from Texas to Montana.

Quotes

The best way to handle death is to ride on away from it.

Larry McMurtry

The world is full of people who want nothing short of perfect, but settle for less, blinded by their quest for purpose.

Larry McMurtry

All life is a gamble. We go to sleep every night comfortably betting that the next day we'll wake up.

Larry McMurtry

The older the violin, the sweeter the music.

Larry McMurtry

I just don't want to die without a few scars.

Larry McMurtry

A man who wouldn't love a dumb animal ain't fit for a woman.

Larry McMurtry

Too much sanity may be madness. And maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be.

Larry McMurtry

A man who wouldn't cheat for a poke don't want one bad enough.

Larry McMurtry

It ain't dying I'm talking about, it's living.

Larry McMurtry

I'm pretty sure now that no one else would have me.

Larry McMurtry