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If you think about some of the things that are being talked about by thoughtful, intelligent scientists, you realize that in 100 years the human race won't even be recognizable.

~Cormac Mccarthy

Topics: About Being Even Human Human Race Intelligent Race Realize Recognizable Scientists Some Talked Things Think Thoughtful Years You 100 Years

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I felt early on I wasn't going to be a respectable citizen.

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Even if what you're working on doesn't go anywhere, it will help you with the next thing you're doing. Make yourself available for something to happen. Give it a shot.

~Cormac Mccarthy

Topics: Anywhere Available Doing Even Give Go Happen Help Make Next Next Thing Shot Something Thing Will Working You Yourself

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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.

~Cormac Mccarthy

Topics: Anything Anything Else Blank Day Else Gold Heaven Just Paper Perfect Room Sitting Some Time Waste Waste Of Time

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I don't know why I started writing. I don't know why anybody does it. Maybe they're bored, or failures at something else.

~Cormac Mccarthy

Topics: Anybody Bored Does Else Failures Know Maybe Something Something Else Started Why Writing

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I remember in grammar school the teacher asked if anyone had any hobbies. I was the only one with any hobbies and I had every hobby there was... name anything, no matter how esoteric. I could have given everyone a hobby and still had 40 or 50 to take home.

~Cormac Mccarthy

Topics: Any Anyone Anything Asked Could Esoteric Every Everyone Given Grammar Grammar School Had Hobbies Hobby Home How Matter Name Only Remember School Still Take Teacher I Remember

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The notion that the species can be improved in some way, that everyone could live in harmony, is a really dangerous idea. Those who are afflicted with this notion are the first ones to give up their souls, their freedom. Your desire that it be that way will enslave you and make your life vacuous.

~Cormac Mccarthy

Topics: Afflicted Could Dangerous Desire Enslave Everyone First Freedom Give Harmony Idea Improved Life Live Make Notion Really Some Souls Species Those Up Way Who Will You Your

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People apparently only read mystery stories of any length. With mysteries, the longer the better, and people will read any damn thing. But the indulgent, 800-page books that were written a hundred years ago are just not going to be written anymore, and people need to get used to that.

~Cormac Mccarthy

Topics: Any Anymore Apparently Better Books Damn Damn Thing Get Going Hundred Hundred Years Indulgent Just Length Longer Mysteries Mystery Need Only People Read Stories Thing Used Were Will Written Years Years Ago

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: July 20th, 1933

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