"I can normally tell how intelligent a man is by how stupid he thinks I am."

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Source : Cormac McCarthy (2010). “All the Pretty Horses”, p.197, Pan Macmillan

Cormac McCarthy

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“Watch for all that beauty reflecting from you and sing a love song to your existence.”
“Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.”
“I never really sounded like Bird, but that was my mission. I didn't care if people said that I copied him; I loved Bird's playing so much. But Mingus was the one that really pushed me away from the idea and forced me into thinking about having an individual sound and concept. That's what I got from Mingus.”
“The quickest way to change the world is to be of service to others. Show that your love can make a difference in the lives of people and thereby someone else's love can make a difference in your life. By each of us doing that and working together we change the world one inner person at a time.”
“Is death the last sleep? No, it is the last and final awakening.”
“coming to the end of spring / my grandmother kicks off her shoes / steps out of her faltering body.”

Source : Betsy Sholl (1986). “Rooms overhead”, Alice James Books
“I was the youngest child and got a lot more freedom than my brother and sister. I used to wander, doing my own thing under the radar, but I didn't get in bad, bad trouble.”
“There are few states, I suppose, which exact so severe a toll from one's nervous system as the anticipation of calamity.”

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