“I also notice that the men of Texas gouge their mounts with great...” – Mattie Ross, True Grit ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from True Grit 1969

Mattie Ross Kim Darby

I also notice that the men of Texas gouge their mounts with great brutal spurs and cultivate their hair like lettuce!

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