Where’d you get a gun like this? he said.
At the gittin place.
Cormac McCarthy, ALL THE PRETTY HORSES (1992)
Where’d you get that pistol? she called.
At the gettin place.
Cormac McCarthy, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (2005)
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Declan Burke has published a number of novels, the most recent of which is ABSOLUTE ZERO COOL. As a journalist and critic, he writes and broadcasts on books and film for a variety of media outlets, including the Irish Times, RTE, the Irish Examiner and the Sunday Independent. He has an unfortunate habit of speaking about himself in the third person. All views expressed here are his own and are very likely to be contrary.
Did he just forget is he doing a Stephen King and referencing his own work?
ReplyDeleteI'd say he was self-referencing ... it's not the kind of line you'd forget. Especially as it was in the All The Pretty Horses movie too ... Lucas Black stealing the show as Blevins. Cheers, Dec
ReplyDeleteThat's a typical Texas comment. I've heard it thousands of times over the course of my life.
ReplyDeleteIt's one of my favourite lines, Bill ... I love that kind of deadpan delivery. Cheers, Dec
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