Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 (1998)

Eddie Jones: Earl

Quotes 

• Keller Coleman : Earl, you been here all your life, huh?

  Earl : Yep. Well, except for a couple years in France.

  Keller Coleman : [Surprised]  France? What were you doin' in France?

  Earl : Folks over there were havin' a world war. I got invited.

  Keller Coleman : [Surprised]  You were in World War Two?

  Earl : General Patton's army. All through France.

  Keller Coleman : What was it like?

  Earl : France? I could tell it was, uh... well, it HAD been a pretty little country. But by the time we chased the Germans off of it, it was all beaten to hell. I think about goin' back. They probably got it all fixed up by now. I'd kinda' like to see it again.

  Keller Coleman : Dancer must've been pretty dull, huh? I mean, after all that excitement?

  Earl : [Chuckles]  Nope. That was before I went over there, I was probably a lot like you, I guess. Full of beans. Wanted to see everything, do everything. But, by the time they got through with me over there in General Patton's army, I just wanted to find myself a nice little out-of-the-way corner of the world, get myself a nice comfortable chair...

  Earl : [Motioning to the beat-up old chair he's sitting in]  ... and just sit.

• Earl : Keller, don't be disappointed if things don't turn out the way you hope. Some folks don't belong in a small town. Some folks... don't belong anywhere else.