Nice

I heard once that in order to consider myself well-read, I needed to read something by Larry McMurtry, so when I found Lonesome Dove at the DI, I snatched it up. I'm still getting into it, but came across this passage that I loved.

The boy's face lit up as if he had just been given a new saddle. He had practically worshipped Jake Spoon once, and would clearly be willing to again, given the encouragement. Augustus felt a momentary pang - he liked Jake, but felt him to be too leaky a vessel to hold so much hope. But then, all vessels leaked to some degree.

Nice. Very nice.