Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1)

by Larry McMurtry

It’s a great mistake to hurry.” “Why?” Joe asked, puzzled by almost everything the traveler said. “Because the grave’s our destination,” Mr. Sedgwick said. “Those who hurry usually get to it quicker than those who take their time.

It’s like I told you last night, son. The earth is mostly just a boneyard. “But pretty in the sunlight,” he added.