“Ride em, cowgirl,' he said.And she did.”
“I need a Stetson, so I can ride you like a cowgirl" - Mercy to Riley”
“If a girl wants to grow up to be a cowgirl, she ought to be able to do it, or else this world ain't worth living in.”
“She's growing up," Sister Evangeline said.And I wanted to tell her no, I'm not. Everything is exactly the same.”
“Cowgirl...or Belle. Just not Cow Belle.”
“When I did finally speak, I surprised myself by saying exactly what was on my mind. “You must hate me.”She stared a long time at me.I did,” she said slowly, “But it’s mostly myself I hate.”Don’t,” I said.And why the hell shouldn’t I hate myself? Everybody else hates me.”