How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Section.Paragraph)
Quote #4
Young people anymore they seem to have a hard time growin up. I dont know why. Maybe it's just that you dont grow up any faster than what you have to. (6.1.1)
Perhaps there won't be any old men if young people never grow up. Or we're just headed toward an age of old people who act like children? Bell thinks about the good old days just enough to make us think he's thinking about the past with rose-colored glasses—and yet it's true that his world has become much more violent, and people have stopped taking responsibility for their actions.
Quote #5
Even when I say anything about how the world is goin to hell in a handbasket people will just sort of smile and tell me I'm gettin old. (7.1.1)
Bell is sometimes written off as a crotchety old man. Is that reputation deserved, or does he have a point?
Quote #6
One of the things you realize about gettin older is that not everbody is goin to get older with you. (8.1.1)
If you're looking for a gift for Sheriff Bell, we recommend the book All My Friends Are Dead. Is there anything good about getting old? It seems that it's just one sadness after another.