Cockfighter Quotes

“It is a funny thing. A man can make a promise to his God, break it five minutes later and never think about it. With an idle shrug of his shoulders, a man can break solemn promises to his mother, wife or sweetheart, and, except for a slight momentary twinge of conscience, he still won't be bothered very much. But if a man ever breaks a promise to himself he disintegrates. His entire personality and character crumble into tiny pieces, and he is never the same man again.
I remember very well a sergeant I knew in the army. Before a group of five men he swore off smoking forever. An hour later he sheepishly lit a cigarette and broke his vow to the five of us and to himself. He was never quite the same man again, not to me, and not to himself.”
― Charles Willeford, Cockfighter

“Outside of taking care of a man’s needs, women don’t get much pleasure out of life, anyways.”
― Charles Willeford, Cockfighter

“A dog has fun chasing his own tail, but he never gets anywhere while he’s doing it.”
― Charles Willeford, Cockfighter

“No one, other than myself, knew about my vow, and I could have broken it at any time without losing face. But I would know, and I had to shave every day.”
― Charles Willeford, Cockfighter

“All I had left was a folded ten-dollar bill in my watch pocket and one dead chicken.”
― Charles Willeford, Cockfighter