Republic of Dirt Quotes

“In spite of the terrible pain I was in, I tried to help name the hot sauces. For the allegedly mild one, which tasted like nuclear fall-out, I suggested Hot as Fuck. For the medium one, which tasted like seven lit cigarettes applied firmly to the tongue, I suggested You'd Have to Be an Idiot to Try This, and for the Scorpion sauce, which was so hot I think it gave me permanent nerve damage, I suggested Lawsuit Followed by Complete Financial Collapse.

She ignored all my suggestions...”
― Susan Juby, Republic of Dirt: A Return to Woefield Farm

“Got anything to eat?" I asked.

"You know where the gas station is," said my incredibly nurturing and maternal mother.”
― Susan Juby, Republic of Dirt: A Return to Woefield Farm

“She would probably want me to make her mint and grass tea and remedies made out of various ditch weeds, naturally shed tree bark and sun-dried butterfly wings.”
― Susan Juby, Republic of Dirt: A Return to Woefield Farm