There is for a man two things in life that are very important, head and shoulders above everything else. Find work you like, and find someone to live with you like. Very few people get both.
CORMAC MCCARTHY
CORMAC MCCARTHY
Cormac McCarthy on life
Cormac McCarthy69 quotes“There is for a man two things in life that are very important, head and shoulders above everything else. Find work you like, and find someone to live with you like. Very few people get both.”
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Cormac McCarthyCormac McCarthy The world is quite ruthless in selecting between the dream and the reality, even where we will not.
Cormac McCarthyCormac McCarthy My perfect day is sitting in a room with some blank paper. That’s heaven. That’s gold, and anything else is just a waste of time.
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