Daniel Woodrell : (4) " I was basically raised to look for chances to get even with several families for stuff that happened 30 or 40 years before I was born. " - Daniel Woodrell " I think all regions have had their peculiarities of speech rounded off by television, radio, and people travel so much more now. " - Daniel Woodrell " I learned my values. It’s better to be poor than to be beholden. Wealth is not the object of life. You should be polite as long as possible, and when you can’t be polite anymore, don’t run. " - Daniel Woodrell " One of the interesting things about the Ozarks is you just about don’t have street crime. It’s strictly between people who know each other. It really isn’t indiscriminate; it’s kind of between themselves. " - Daniel Woodrell