Cormac Mccarthy Qoutes

 

Cormac McCarthy, an American literary icon, has left an indelible mark on the world of literature with his powerful and thought-provoking quotes. Born in 1933, McCarthy is renowned for his sparse and evocative writing style, which has earned him critical acclaim and a dedicated following of readers. His novels often explore themes of survival, human nature, and the relentless struggle against the unforgiving forces of the world. McCarthy’s ability to distill profound wisdom into succinct and haunting sentences is nothing short of remarkable, making his quotes not just a reflection of his literary genius but also a source of timeless wisdom.

 

 

Best Cormac Mccarthy Qoutes

 

1. “You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from.”
2. “Scars have the strange power to remind us that our past is real.”
3. “The child is the word made flesh.”
4. “If trouble comes when you least expect it, then maybe the thing to do is to always expect it.”
5. “You forget what you want to remember, and you remember what you want to forget.”
6. “In the end, the darkness always overcomes the light.”
7. “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.”
8. “I don’t know what the future holds, but I do know that I’m going to be positive and not wake up feeling desperate.”
9. “I think miracles exist in part as gifts and in part as clues that there is something beyond the flat world we see.”
10. “There is no God and we are his prophets.”
11. “You have to carry the fire.”
12. “Even in the midst of darkness, it is possible to create light and encourage compassion.”
13. “The nearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on this earth is a government program.”
14. “Scalping is like any other business. It’s like being a stockbroker.”
15. “There is no such joy in the tavern as upon the road thereto.”
16. “The last time you’ll be the first.”
17. “You need anything, you just ask for it. We’re gonna be okay.”
18. “I imagine that in the end the world will be a place of mercy and it will seem that we have left some part of ourselves behind.”
19. “War is no more than a convenient arrangement of stars.”
20. “From day to day just following orders, although it may seem that way, in this sense we are not our own masters. We have even less, no more choice than the dead.”
21. “The world is being left to us.”
22. “You’re either a member of a community or you’re not.”
23. “The way of the world is to bloom and to flower and die but in the affairs of men there is no waning and the noon of his expression means only a greater fulness of dawn.”
24. “It makes no difference what men think of war, said the judge. War endures. As well ask men what they think of stone. War was always here. Before man was, war waited for him. The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate practitioner.”
25. “I believe that the world was created and approved by love, that it subsists, coheres, and endures by love, and that, insofar as it is redeemable, it can be redeemed only by love.”
26. “The world has no end, and what is good among one people is an abomination with others.”
27. “In this world goodness is destined to be defeated.”
28. “That the world at large is unfamiliar with love or grace or appearances that are genuine and true is because most people learn to act a part. There are just so many parts in the world at large.”
29. “I don’t care what he done. It seems to me that he had the same call anybody has. He couldn’t see. I told him that if he wanted to he could find out about this life. But there was more to it than that.”
30. “The truth about the world, he said, is that anything is possible.”
31. “Each day is a god, and the holiest of all time is today.”
32. “The only way to deal with all the things we don’t know is to treat them as though they’re true. It seems to me what’s true is enough to believe.”
33. “We are not the lords of the earth, and we’re lucky if we’re its lovers.”
34. “You can’t buy it, can you? The world. You can’t buy the world.”
35. “You can find meanness in the least of creatures, but when God made man the devil was at his elbow.”
36. “Suffer the matter and hope. The world will move as it moves, and as it moves it will bend you to its will.”
37. “All we do is try to find a place where we can remain undisturbed, and we are assailed on every side.”
38. “It’s just not possible to be so busy that you can’t take a moment in your life to stop and be kind.”
39. “Each man is the bard of his own existence.”
40. “You have to take comfort from the thought that you still have the power to defeat your
41. “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.”
42. “In this world goodness is destined to be defeated.”
43. “You don’t have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body.”
44. “You don’t know what’s going on, but you do the best you can.”
45. “You give up the world line by line. Stoically. And then one day you realize that your courage is farcical. It doesn’t mean anything. You’ve become an accomplice in your own annihilation and there’s nothing you can do about it.”
46. “You have to carry the fire.”
47. “Perhaps in the world’s destruction it would be possible at last to see how it was made. Oceans, mountains. The ponderous counterspectacle of things ceasing to be. The sweeping waste, hydroptic and coldly secular.”
48. “I don’t know what the future holds, but I do know that I’m going to be positive and not wake up feeling desperate.”
49. “You are the very heart of me.”
50. “The man who believes that the secrets of the world are forever hidden lives in mystery and fear. Superstition will drag him down.”
51. “Even in the midst of darkness, it is possible to create light and encourage compassion.”
52. “It makes no difference what men think of war, said the judge. War endures.”
53. “You don’t know what it’s like to want to be seen and known, to be loved by people you’ve never met.”
54. “The child is the word made flesh.”
55. “I imagine that in the end the world will be a place of mercy and it will seem that we have left some part of ourselves behind.”
56. “The nearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on this earth is a government program.”
57. “Scalping is like any other business. It’s like being a stockbroker.”
58. “There is no God and we are his prophets.”
59. “From day to day just following orders, although it may seem that way, in this sense we are not our own masters. We have even less, no more choice than the dead.”
60. “The last time you’ll be the first.”
61. “You have to carry the fire.”
62. “War is no more than a convenient arrangement of stars.”
63. “There is no such joy in the tavern as upon the road thereto.”
64. “The last time you’ll be the first.”
65. “You need anything, you just ask for it. We’re gonna be okay.”
66. “I imagine that in the end the world will be a place of mercy and it will seem that we have left some part of ourselves behind.”
67. “Scalping is like any other business. It’s like being a stockbroker.”
68. “There is no God and we are his prophets.”
69. “From day to day just following orders, although it may seem that way, in this sense we are not our own masters. We have even less, no more choice than the dead.”
70. “Each day is a god, and the holiest of all time is today.”
71. “The only way to deal with all the things we don’t know is to treat them as though they’re true. It seems to me what’s true is enough to believe.”
72. “We are not the lords of the earth, and we’re lucky if we’re its lovers.”
73. “You can’t buy it, can you? The world. You can’t buy the world.”
74. “You can find meanness in the least of creatures, but when God made man the devil was at his elbow.”
75. “Suffer the matter and hope. The world will move as it moves, and as it moves it will bend you to its will.”
76. “All we do is try to find a place where we can remain undisturbed, and we are assailed on every side.”
77. “It’s just not possible to be so busy that you can’t take a moment in your life to stop and be kind.”
78. “Each man is the bard of his own existence.”
79. “You have to take comfort from the thought that you still have the power to defeat your worst enemy.”
80. “The world is being left to us.”
81. 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.”
82. “In this world goodness is destined to be defeated.”
83. “You don’t have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body.”
84. “You don’t know what’s going on, but you do the best you can.”
85. “You give up the world line by line. Stoically. And then one day you realize that your courage is farcical. It doesn’t mean anything. You’ve become an accomplice in your own annihilation, and there’s nothing you can do about it.”
86. “You have to carry the fire.”
87. “Perhaps in the world’s destruction it would be possible at last to see how it was made. Oceans, mountains. The ponderous counterspectacle of things ceasing to be. The sweeping waste, hydroptic and coldly secular.”
88. “I don’t know what the future holds, but I do know that I’m going to be positive and not wake up feeling desperate.”
89. “You are the very heart of me.”
90. “The man who believes that the secrets of the world are forever hidden lives in mystery and fear. Superstition will drag him down.”
91. “Even in the midst of darkness, it is possible to create light and encourage compassion.”
92. “It makes no difference what men think of war, said the judge. War endures.”
93. “You don’t know what it’s like to want to be seen and known, to be loved by people you’ve never met.”
94. “The child is the word made flesh.”
95. “I imagine that in the end the world will be a place of mercy, and it will seem that we have left some part of ourselves behind.”
96. “The nearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on this earth is a government program.”
97. “Scalping is like any other business. It’s like being a stockbroker.”
98. “There is no God, and we are his prophets.”
99. “From day to day just following orders, although it may seem that way, in this sense we are not our own masters. We have even less, no more choice than the dead.”
100. “The last time you’ll be the first.”
101. “You need anything, you just ask for it. We’re gonna be okay.”
102. “Each day is a god, and the holiest of all time is today.”
103. “The only way to deal with all the things we don’t know is to treat them as though they’re true. It seems to me what’s true is enough to believe.”
104. “We are not the lords of the earth, and we’re lucky if we’re its lovers.”
105. “You can’t buy it, can you? The world. You can’t buy the world.”
106. “You can find meanness in the least of creatures, but when God made man, the devil was at his elbow.”
107. “Suffer the matter and hope. The world will move as it moves, and as it moves it will bend you to its will.”
108. “All we do is try to find a place where we can remain undisturbed, and we are assailed on every side.”
109. “It’s just not possible to be so busy that you can’t take a moment in your life to stop and be kind.”
110. “Each man is the bard of his own existence.”
111. “You have to take comfort from the thought that you still have the power to defeat your worst enemy.”
112. “The world is being left to us.”
113. “The way of the world is to bloom and to flower and die but in the affairs of men there is no waning and the noon of his expression means only a greater fulness of dawn.”
114. “It makes no difference what men think of war, said the judge. War endures. As well ask men what they think of stone. War was always here. Before man was, war waited for him. The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate practitioner.”
115. “I believe that the world was created and approved by love, that it subsists, coheres, and endures by love, and that, insofar as it is redeemable, it can be redeemed only by love.”
116. “The truth about the world, he said, is that anything is possible.”
117. “Each man is the bard of his own existence.”
118. “You don’t have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body.”
119. “In the end, the darkness always overcomes the light.”
120. “You forget what you want to remember, and you remember what you want to forget.”
121. “The world has no end, and what is good among one people is an abomination with others.”
122. “I think miracles exist in part as gifts and in part as clues that there is something beyond the flat world we see.”
123. “There is no God and we are his prophets.”
124. “You’re either a member of a community or you’re not.”
125. “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.”
126. “You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from.”
127. “Scars have the strange power to remind us that our past is real.”
128. “The child is the word made flesh.”
129. “If trouble comes when you least expect it, then maybe the thing to do is to always expect it.”
130. “You have to carry the fire.”
131. “Even in the midst of darkness, it is possible to create light and encourage compassion.”
132. “The nearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on this earth is a government program.”
133. “War is no more than a convenient arrangement of stars.”
134. “There is no such joy in the tavern as upon the road thereto.”
135. “The last time you’ll be the first.”
136. “You need anything, you just ask for it. We’re gonna be okay.”
137. “I imagine that in the end the world will be a place of mercy and it will seem that we have left some part of ourselves behind.”
138. “Scalping is like any other business. It’s like being a stockbroker.”
139. “There is no God and we are his prophets.”
140. “From day to day just following orders, although it may seem that way, in this sense we are not our own masters. We have even less, no more choice than the dead.”
141. Each day is a god, and the holiest of all time is today.”
142. “The only way to deal with all the things we don’t know is to treat them as though they’re true. It seems to me what’s true is enough to believe.”
143. “We are not the lords of the earth, and we’re lucky if we’re its lovers.”
144. “You can’t buy it, can you? The world. You can’t buy the world.”
145. “You can find meanness in the least of creatures, but when God made man the devil was at his elbow.”
146. “Suffer the matter and hope. The world will move as it moves, and as it moves it will bend you to its will.”
147. “All we do is try to find a place where we can remain undisturbed, and we are assailed on every side.”
148. “It’s just not possible to be so busy that you can’t take a moment in your life to stop and be kind.”
149. “Each man is the bard of his own existence.”
150. “You have to take comfort from the thought that you still have the power to defeat your worst enemy.”
151. “The world is being left to us.”
152. “The way of the world is to bloom and to flower and die, but in the affairs of men there is no waning and the noon of his expression means only a greater fullness of dawn.”
153. “It makes no difference what men think of war, said the judge. War endures. As well ask men what they think of stone. War was always here. Before man was, war waited for him. The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate practitioner.”
154. “I believe that the world was created and approved by love, that it subsists, coheres, and endures by love, and that, insofar as it is redeemable, it can be redeemed only by love.”
155. “The truth about the world, he said, is that anything is possible.”
156. “You don’t have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body.”
157. “In the end, the darkness always overcomes the light.”
158. “You forget what you want to remember, and you remember what you want to forget.”
159. “The world has no end, and what is good among one people is an abomination with others.”
160. “I think miracles exist in part as gifts and in part as clues that there is something beyond the flat world we see.”
161. “There is no God and we are his prophets.”
162. “You’re either a member of a community or you’re not.”
163. “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.”
164. “You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from.”
165. “Scars have the strange power to remind us that our past is real.”
166. “The child is the word made flesh.”
167. “If trouble comes when you least expect it, then maybe the thing to do is to always expect it.”
168. “You have to carry the fire.”
169. “Even in the midst of darkness, it is possible to create light and encourage compassion.”
170. “The nearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on this earth is a government program.”
171. “War is no more than a convenient arrangement of stars.”
172. “There is no such joy in the tavern as upon the road thereto.”
173. “The last time you’ll be the first.”
174. “You need anything, you just ask for it. We’re gonna be okay.”
175. “I imagine that in the end the world will be a place of mercy and it will seem that we have left some part of ourselves behind.”
176. “Scalping is like any other business. It’s like being a stockbroker.”
177. “There is no God and we are his prophets.”
178. “From day to day just following orders, although it may seem that way, in this sense we are not our own masters. We have even less, no more choice than the dead.”
179. “The only way to deal with all the things we don’t know is to treat them as though they’re true. It seems to me what’s true is enough to believe.”
180. “We are not the lords of the earth, and we’re lucky if we’re its lovers.”
181. “You can’t buy it, can you? The world. You can’t buy the world.”
182. “You can find meanness in the least of creatures, but when God made man the devil was at his elbow.”
183. “Suffer the matter and hope. The world will move as it moves, and as it moves it will bend you to its will.”
184. “All we do is try to find a place where we can remain undisturbed, and we are assailed on every side.”
185. “It’s just not possible to be so busy that you can’t take a moment in your life to stop and be kind.”
186. “Each man is the bard of his own existence.”
187. “It’s just not possible to be so busy that you can’t take a moment in your life to stop and be kind.”
188. “Each man is the bard of his own existence.”
189. “You have to take comfort from the thought that you still have the power to defeat your worst enemy.”
190. “The world is being left to us.”
191. “The way of the world is to bloom and to flower and die, but in the affairs of men there is no waning and the noon of his expression means only a greater fullness of dawn.”
192. “It makes no difference what men think of war, said the judge. War endures. As well ask men what they think of stone. War was always here. Before man was, war waited for him. The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate practitioner.”
193. “I believe that the world was created and approved by love, that it subsists, coheres, and endures by love, and that, insofar as it is redeemable, it can be redeemed only by love.”
194. “The truth about the world, he said, is that anything is possible.”
195. “You don’t have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body.”
196. “In the end, the darkness always overcomes the light.”
197. “You forget what you want to remember, and you remember what you want to forget.”
198. “The world has no end, and what is good among one people is an abomination with others.”
199. “I think miracles exist in part as gifts and in part as clues that there is something beyond the flat world we see.”
200. “There is no God and we are his prophets.”

Final Words;

 

In the realm of literature, Cormac McCarthy’s quotes stand as enduring testaments to the human condition. Whether delving into the stark landscapes of the American Southwest in works like “Blood Meridian” or plumbing the depths of love and desolation in “The Road,” McCarthy’s words resonate with a raw and unflinching honesty. His writing, marked by a haunting beauty, continues to captivate readers, leaving them pondering the depths of existence and the often brutal, yet strangely beautiful, journey that is life. The quotes of Cormac McCarthy will forever serve as poignant reminders of the power of language to illuminate the darkest corners of the human soul and inspire contemplation long after the final page has been turned.