Boone's Lick Quotes

“And when a woman comes to decide who to marry
it comes down to the same test," he added.
"You mean they sniff men?" I asked. I could not
imagine what it would feel like to have a woman sniff
me.
"Yes, to determine if the fellow's fresh," Uncle Seth
said. "I guess I don't smell fresh, which is why I'm a
bachelor still."
"That's pretty peculiar," I said.
"Oh no, I expect it's a fine method," Uncle Seth said,
trying to make out Little Nicky's tracks on the trail.
"Women don't know why they choose who they
choose," he went on. "If they say otherwise it's a lie. A good fresh scent's probably the best thing they got to go on.”
― Larry McMurtry, Boone's Lick

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― Larry McMurtry, Boone's Lick