Cormac McCarthy Quotes
For this will to deceive that is in things luminous may manifest itself likewise in retrospect and so by sleight of some fixed part of a journey already accomplished may also post men to fraudulent destinies.
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People think because I've got some success, I've made it, but in my eyes it's like, 'How long has Jay Z been in the business? How many albums has he got?' Not that I'm trying to be Jay Z, but I am trying to be around for a long time.
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I don't know if it has set in or not. Honestly, it's crazy. It's such an amazing honor. I remember thinking back to being in my room waiting for the call to see if I got the part. It's like winning the lottery. I'm proud to be a member of such an amazing cast - that's the best award of all.
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It's one thing to get a letter from your kid at camp telling you he wants to come home. It's another to get a letter from a grown child saying they're coming back to live with you!
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One of the banners I would put up in front of any American president and new administration is 'Do not overreact to your predecessors' policies.'
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The older I get, the more I realize the importance of maintaining an even temperament - not getting too emotional, focusing on the task at hand. You don't want to make a business deal based on your emotions.
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I'm annoying to be around because I keep twitching.
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I hate being manipulated by song. Don't tell me what I should be feeling. I don't want cellos or violins to be telling me that I should be bawling right now.
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You have to expect the raps when you have achieved popularity as a writer.
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I become a first-time novelist and a senior citizen on the same day.
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One of the reasons I love writing for middle graders, besides their voracious appetite for books, is their deep concern for fairness and morality.
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I love the smell of Burger King when I ride past, but sometimes I have to avoid it.
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I've had a fast track to who I want to be. I know all of my friends are struggling to what to pick in college, and I've been given a fast pass to kick start my future.
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It was never important for a wedding to be about anything other than me and my partner. A big celebration was never my cup of tea.
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Hemingway was a jerk.
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Seeing the road show of 'A Chorus Line' in 1977 at the Orpheum Theater in downtown Memphis was a life-changing event for me: there were gay people, on the stage, and they all lived in New York.
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I would not attack the faith of a heathen without being sure I had a better one to put in its place.
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I like to race, not to do laps alone.
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The understanding of Syria's devastating civil war has been distorted by the immense danger and difficulty of covering it.
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A France or a Belgium is not quite a sovereign nation any more, and thus does not have complete control over its national destiny or foreign relations.
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I always tell people, never wear anything that'll make them uncomfortable when you're trying to go out and have a good time.
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No, no, I didn't know him. He lost his mind around 1917 because of the tragedy of the Armenians.
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The media sells it and you live the role.
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Men weren't really the enemy - they were fellow victims suffering from an outmoded masculine mystique that made them feel unnecessarily inadequate when there were no bears to kill.
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For this will to deceive that is in things luminous may manifest itself likewise in retrospect and so by sleight of some fixed part of a journey already accomplished may also post men to fraudulent destinies.
