The Longest Mile Quotes

“One of my friends bought a "bottle" of rotgut and demonstrated its dangerous properties. He poured some onto my jeep fender and drop by drop it ate through the paint and left a rough spot in the metal.”
― Rena Gazaway, The Longest Mile

“Road work as an occupation seems to be something special to Branchers. Many express envy of those fellows getting more pay for not working than for working. There is more truth than poetry in this statement. The average road worker can and often does work as few as 175 days a year.”
― Rena Gazaway, The Longest Mile

“Three ounces of any remedy containing 78 per cent alcohol can, under special circumstances, induce miracles - to this I can attest.”
― Rena Gazaway, The Longest Mile