Texas from "summary" of The Liars' Club by Mary Karr
The very word Texas has a certain heft to it, a sense of vastness and ruggedness that seems to seep into the very soil of the place. It's a land of extremes, where the heat can be blistering and the storms fierce enough to strip the leaves off the trees. Everything in Texas seems bigger and bolder, from the sprawling ranches to the endless highways that stretch out across the flat, dusty landscape. But there's a certain beauty to Texas as well, a wildness that speaks to something primal in the human spirit. The wide-open spaces, the endless horizons, the sense of freedom that comes from being able to ride off into the sunset and never look back. It's a place that demands a certain toughness from its inhabitants, a resilience in the face of adversity that can only come from living in a place where the land itself seems to conspire against you. Growing up in Texas means growing up with a certain sense of independence, a willingness to strike out on your own and make your own way in the world. It means learning to ride a horse before you can ride a bike, to shoot a gun before you can drive a car. It means learning to weather the storms of life with a stoicism...
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