“Things are rough all over.”
“Things were rough all over, but it was better that way. That way you could tell the other guy was human too.”
“Is it not love that knows how to make smooth things rough and rough things smooth?”
“Twelve days wil be heaps of time. You don't want to over-reherse these things, otherwise you lose that rough edge”
“There's a look of mischief in his eyes. 'Smilla. Why is it that such an elegant and petite girl like you has such a rough voice.' I'm sorry,' I say, 'if I give you the impression that it is only my mouth that's rough. I do my best to be rough all over.”
“A little rest and meditation often saves a lot of riding over rough country.”