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Grit Quote by Ethan Coen

“In 'True Grit,' we had a vulture, a trained vulture... that was a pain and that was - even by vulture standards - probably a stupid vulture, and that was frustrating.” quote by Ethan Coen — Download Open image

“In 'True Grit,' we had a vulture, a trained vulture... that was a pain and that was - even by vulture standards - probably a stupid vulture, and that was frustrating.”

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You know I'm from North Carolina, so I grew up eating grits, honey.

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True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done.

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