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21 " He peers closer, his hand dropping away. “What happened to your hair?”“I cut it.”“Why on earth would . . . Oh.”“I’d appreciate it if you kept my secret.”He frowns. “I don’t see how anyone with half a mind would mistake you for a boy.”“It’s worked so far. I’m strong and I work hard and I ride well.”“Also, you can spit farther than any boy I know.”“And shoot straighter!”He nods solemnly. “And opine louder. "
― Rae Carson , Walk on Earth a Stranger (The Gold Seer Trilogy, #1)
22 " Everyone turns to me. You could hear an earthworm in the mud, for how silently they stare. "
23 " Merci. Danke. Thank you. It’s a good thing there are lots of ways to say such an important thing. "
24 " She’s as big as a house that’s about to give birth to a woodshed "
25 " From the base of the South Pass, a twisty road leads up the Rocky Mountains. It’s a well-earned name, because the steep slopes are covered in giant rocks split open and turned on edge every which way, like God started a quarry and got distracted "
26 " Can’t we go another way?”“Nope. Only way to reach the green grass of Oregon or the sweet gold of California is through hell itself.”I roll my eyes. The Major has been especially colorful since his amputation, cussing and exaggerating and telling tall tales. He reminds me of Daddy, except not fit for female company. "
27 " See that mountain up ahead?” Jefferson points to a low, rounded mound on the horizon. “I think that’s it.”“It’s called Independence Rock, not Independence Mountain,” I say.“Everything is bigger out here. Just look at me.” He straightens in his saddle and puffs out his chest and fails to keep a straight face.“Your head is bigger, that’s for sure "
28 " My face warms under the scrutiny of silence, and I’m almost relieved when he launches into his eulogy. To my dismay, it turns out to be a sermon. "
29 " I must be redeemed or married off because it’s convenient for someone. And it doesn’t matter whether their intentions are wicked, "