In "No Country for Old Men" and "All the Pretty Horses" charcters say they got something at the getting place. Does Cormac use that line in more than just those two stories, anyone know? Only book of his Ive read is "The Road". Started reading "All the Pretty Horses" but sadly I dont speak spanish and there was a ton in that book.
If I'm gonna react, then I'm gonna over react!-Alan Moore
I believe I've answered this elsewhere here, but basically, it means "none of your damned business." It's a Southern Appalachian thing, and still heard today in certain circles.
shareThey are both taken from dialogue in the books. There's other examples, as with many writers, of some repeated phrases in his work. For example, in "No Country For Old Men", the cab driver tells Lleweyln that he doesn't want to get into a "jackpot" - meaning a bad situation that could result in violence. That wording comes up in another book as well, maybe even All The Pretty Horses, I can't remember exactly.
shareWe use its down here in the South..like the other person added it's just a way of saying, " none of your business". Kinda like " bless their heart" when denoting someone's a damn idiot. Or when asked " where you going?" And it's none of their business, you say " I gotta go see a man about a dog.."
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