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Cormac McCarthy

Cormac McCarthy

American novelist, playwright, short-story writer, and screenwriter

Lived from: 1933 - 2023

Category: Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagUnited States

Born: 20 july 1933 Died: 13 june 2023

  • One of the things you realize about getting older is that not everybody is going to get older with you.
  • There is no God and we are his prophets.

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  • Between the wish and the thing the world lies waiting.
    Al de mooie paarden (1992) 244
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  • Best way to live in California is to be from somewheres else.
    No Country for Old Men (2007) 244
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  • Dying ain't in people's plans, is it?
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  • Ever step you take is forever.
    No Country for Old Men (2007) 227
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  • Every day is a lie. But you are dying. That is not a lie.
    The Road (2007)
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  • I can normally tell how intelligent a man is by how stupid he thinks I am.
    Al de mooie paarden (1992) 197
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  • I got what I needed instead of what I wanted and that's just about the best kind of luck you can have.
    The Sunset Limited (2011) 46
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  • I have no enemies. I dont permit such a thing.
    No Country for Old Men (2007) 253
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  • I tried to put things in perspective but sometimes you're just too close to it.
    No Country for Old Men (2007) 295
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  • Keep a little fire burning; however small, however hidden.
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  • Last words are only words.
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  • Life is brief and to have to spend every day of it doing what somebody else wants you to do is not the way to live it.
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  • 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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  • One of the things you realize about getting older is that not everybody is going to get older with you.
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  • Scars have the strange power to remind us that our past is real.
    Al de mooie paarden (1992) 139
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  • The freedom of birds is an insult to me.
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  • The trouble with a liar is he can't remember what he said.
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  • There is no God and we are his prophets.
    The Road (2007) 143
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  • There is no later. This is later.
    The Road (2007) 76
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  • To see God everywhere is to see Him nowhere.
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What are the most famous quotes from Cormac McCarthy?

The two most famous quotes from Cormac McCarthy are:

  • "Between the wish and the thing the world lies waiting."
  • "Best way to live in California is to be from somewheres else."

When did Cormac McCarthy live?

Cormac McCarthy was born in 1933 and died in the year 2023.