Men of God and men of war have strange affinities.
CORMAC MCCARTHYYou forget what you want to remember, and you remember what you want to forget.
More Cormac McCarthy Quotes
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Ever step you take is forever.
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Probably I dont believe in a lot of things that I used to believe in but that doesnt mean I dont believe in anything.
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The things that I loved were very frail. Very fragile. I didn’t know that. I thought they were indestructible. They weren’t.
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People were always getting ready for tomorrow. I didn’t believe in that. Tomorrow wasn’t getting ready for them. It didn’t even know they were there.
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Deep in each man is the knowledge that something knows of his existence. Something knows, and cannot be fled nor hid from.
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There is no God and we are his prophets.
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It is supposed to true that those who do not know history are condemned to repeat it. I don’t believe knowing can save us. What is constant in history is greed and foolishness and love of blood.
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He knew only that his child was his warrant. He said: If he is not the word of God God never spoke.
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The trouble with a liar is he can’t remember what he said.
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Anything that doesn’t take years of your life and drive you to suicide hardly seems worth doing.
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But there are no absolutes in human misery and things can always get worse.
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How does a man decide in what order to abandon his life?
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If there’s one thing on this planet you don’t look like it’s a bunch of good luck walkin around.
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You forget what you want to remember, and you remember what you want to forget.
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Keep a little fire burning; however small, however hidden.
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