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Anyway, whacking a surly bartender ain't much of a crime.

Larry McMurtry

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Larry McMurtry
Age: 84 †
Born: 1936
Born: June 3
Died: 2021
Died: March 25
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Archer City
Texas
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A man who wouldn't cheat for a poke don't want one bad enough. --Augustus Gus McCrae
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The only bookstore I had was the paperback rack at the drugstore.
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I hate rude behavior in a man,' he explained in his quiet, unassuming drawl. 'I won't tolerate it.' He politely tipped his hat, and rode away.
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If you wait, all that happens is that you get older.
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It ain’t dying I’m talking about, it’s living. I doubt it matters where you die, but it matters where you live.” ~spoken by Augustus McCrae
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Uva uvum vivendo varia fit
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