America Quote by William Kittredge

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“One of finest evocations of life in Western America in recent memory... Powerful and profoundly moving.”

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A man ... needs to get out in the open air and sweat and blow off the stink.

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I'll smoke, I'll cough, I'll get the tumors, I'll die, deal? Thank you America. [salutes]

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