The Road

by Cormac McCarthy
United States
Born on 20 Jul 1933
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On Memory:

Each memory recalled must do some violence to its origins.

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On Remembrance:

What you alter in the remembering has yet a reality, known or not.

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On Happiness:

When your dreams are of some world that never was or of some world that never will be and you are happy again then you will have given up.

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On Habit:

When you've nothing else construct ceremonies out of the air and breathe upon them.

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On Life:

Every day is a lie. But you are dying. That is not a lie.

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On Mind:

Just remember that the things you put into your head are there forever.

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On Hope:

Keep a little fire burning; however small, however hidden.

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On Promise:

If you break little promises, you'll break big ones.

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On Death:

When you die it's the same as if everybody else did too.

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On Expectation:

If trouble comes when you least expect it then maybe the thing to do is to always expect it.

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