True Grit

Don't ever underestimate the power of a fourteen-year-old girl.

Don't ever underestimate the power of a fourteen-year-old girl:

People do not give it credence that a fourteen-year-old girl could leave home and go off in the wintertime to avenge her father's blood.

I love this Charles Portris story in all its forms: the book, the 1969 movie (John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn) and the 2010 remake (Jeff Bridges as Rooster)

Portis fans: Listen to this Fresh Air review of Escape Velocity, a new book of Portis shorts

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John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn