Flannery O'Connor, The Complete Stories

"The old woman was the kind who would not cut down a large old tree because it was a large old tree."

"He and the girl had almost nothing to say to each other. One thing he did say was, 'I ain't got any tattoo on my back.''What you got on it?' the girl said.'My shirt,' Parker said. 'Haw.''Haw, haw,' the girl said politely."