People Quotes by Cormac McCarthy

“People were always getting ready for tomorrow.”

— Cormac McCarthy

Dying ain't in people's plans, is it?

— Cormac McCarthy

This country will kill you in a heartbeat and still people love it.

— Cormac McCarthy

“I know all the people I want to know.”

— Cormac McCarthy

It takes very little to govern good people. Very little. And bad people cant be governed at all. Or if they could…

— Cormac McCarthy

“In the end we all come to be cured of our sentiments. Those whom life does not cure death will.”

— cormac mccarthy

She smiled. I think it's just the snow. I think it makes people stop and think. Bell nodded. I hope it comes…

— Cormac McCarthy

Do you know what happens with people who cannot govern themselves? That's right. Others come in to govern for them.

— Cormac McCarthy

If people knew the story of their lives, how many would then elect to live them?

— Cormac McCarthy

People think they know what they want but they generally don't. Sometimes if they're lucky they'll get it anyways.

— Cormac McCarthy

It is not my experience that life’s difficulties make people more charitable.

— Cormac McCarthy

People don't pay attention. And then one day there's an accounting. And after that, nothing is the same.

— Cormac McCarthy

No one can tell you what your life is goin to be, can they? No. It's never like what you expected. Quijada…

— Cormac McCarthy

There is for a man two things in life that are very important, head and shoulders above everything else. Find work you…

— Cormac McCarthy

People apparently only read mystery stories of any length. With mysteries, the longer the better, and people will read any damn thing.…

— Cormac McCarthy

If people knew the story of their lives how many would then elect to live them? People speak about what is in…

— Cormac McCarthy

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…

— Cormac McCarthy

People complain about the bad things that happen to em that they don't deserve but they seldom mention the good. About what…

— Cormac McCarthy

“I dont believe knowing can save us. What is constant in history is greed and foolishness and a love of blood and…

— Cormac McCarthy

I think by the time you're grown you're as happy as you're goin to be. You'll have good times and bad times,…

— Cormac McCarthy

I yearn for the darkness. I pray for death. Real death. If I thought that in death I would meet the people…

— Cormac McCarthy

“When smart people do dumb things it’s usually due to one of two things. The two things are greed and fear. They…

— Cormac McCarthy