Country Quote by Cormac McCarthy
“... a man leaves much when he leaves his own country.”
About This Quote
Source Novel: "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy, 2006
Leaving one's homeland entails abandoning much of one's identity and possessions.
In simple terms: Leaving home means losing much.
Key Takeaway
Consider what you truly value before relocating.
Themes
migration
loss
identity
Mood
melancholic
thoughtful
Type
literary
philosophical
When to use this quote
- emigration
- expatriate life
- cultural displacement
- personal sacrifice
Key Concepts
philosophy
sociology
Questions to Reflect On
- What would you sacrifice to leave?
- How do you preserve identity abroad?
A Different Perspective
The statement may romanticize loss.
![“They were saddened that [Rawlins] was not coming back but they said that a man leaves much when he leaves his own country. They said that it was no accident of circumstance that a man be born in a certain country and not some other and they said that the weathers and seasons that form a land form…” quote by Cormac McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/104/cormac-mccarthy-181_quote_they-were-saddened-that-rawlins-was-not_390843.jpg)
![“That country [Carthage] was rapidly sinking into the state of barbarism from whence it had been raised by the Phoenician colonies and Roman laws; and every step of intestine discord was marked by some deplorable victory of savage man over civilized society.” quote by Edward Gibbon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/70c/edward-gibbon-710_barbarism_that-country-carthage-was-rapidly-sinkin_393.jpg)
