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“Life is tough, but it’s tougher if you’re stupid.”  A quote from John Wayne, allegedly. Which came up in a fascinating conversation about True Grit, the spectacular movie, the much-admired book, and a whole lot more, between the great Larry McMurtry and his writing partner Diana Ossana, in (of all places) the New York ReviewContinue reading “The usefulness of intelligence, according to John Wayne”