So much I don’t know about life. We learn to read, we learn rules, learn scripture and manners, and how to avoid saying or doing things that make others uncomfortable. All those things seem to be the opposite of life. Seem to strangle it.
Rumors and dreams built this whole world. Every inch of it.[to Elsa]
Our wagon drive is over. Where we bury her is where we stay. That is our home.[to Margaret, about Elsa]
One trait all animals share, people included: no matter where we are or where we wish to be, if we’re there longer than a day, we try to make a home of it.
Most terrifying thing on this planet is the unknown.
It takes years to make something of your life. One decision can change the course of it forever. And we don’t know if that decision is gonna be the one that sinks us until we make it. So you’d better be very, very careful what you choose.
It seems the farther we get from civilization, the more of its rules we leave behind. Its traditions. Its inhibitions. The farther west we travel, the more those rules and customs become a burden.
If everything is what you need, gold can buy it.
I have no home. Which is to say, my home is everywhere.
I ain’t looking for help. I’m worried enough about my own family to be worrying about somebody else’s.[to Shea]
Don’t bother flirting with me. You’re too pretty for me. I prefer to be the pretty one.[to Colton]
You have no horses. No guns. You can’t ride. You are a f***ing fool! For thinking you can travel two thousand miles with no skills to survive it.[Josef: You think we’re fools, just because…]