70 Quotes by Charles Portis

You are a pearl of great price to me, but there are times when you are an almighty trial to those who love you.

You cannot carry water on both shoulders.

You must pay for everything in this world one way and another. There is nothing free except the Grace of God. You cannot earn that or deserve it.

Being a facetious person I got no credit for any depth of feeling.

I'm white and I don't dance, but that doesn't mean I have all the answers.

We must each of us bear our own misfortunes.

If I had received good instruction as a child I would be with my family today and at peace with my neighbors. I hope and pray that all you parents in the sound of my voice will train up your children in the way they should go.

I confess [Election] is a hard doctrine, running contrary to our earthly ideas of fair play, but I can see no way around it. Read I Corinthians 6:13 and II Timothy 1:9,10. Also I Peter 1:2,19,20 and Romans 11:7. There you have it. It was good for Paul and Silas and it is good enough for me. It is good enough for you too.

You put things off and then one morning you wake up and say—today I will change the oil in my truck.