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Cormac McCarthy
American
Writer
Born:
Jul 20
,
1933
First
Matter
Remember
School
Will
You
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I felt early on I wasn't going to be a respectable citizen.
Cormac McCarthy
Citizen
Respectable
Felt
Going
Early
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
Teacher
Home
Remember
School
Matter
Every
Everyone
Given
Only
Could
Take
Had
Name
How
Still
Esoteric
Any
Hobbies
Hobby
Anyone
Anything
Grammar
Grammar School
Asked
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
Life
Freedom
You
Dangerous
Will
First
Live
Harmony
Everyone
Way
Enslave
Those
Some
Give
Could
Idea
Make
Souls
Up
Afflicted
Improved
Really
Your
Notion
Who
Species
Desire
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
People
Better
Will
Mysteries
Damn
Damn Thing
Hundred
Books
Hundred Years
Only
Mystery
Written
Longer
Indulgent
Read
Were
Years
Years Ago
Get
Any
Going
Just
Anymore
Stories
Length
Used
Apparently
Thing
Need
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