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Cormac McCarthy Quotes about Dying

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Every day is a lie. But you are dying. That is not a lie.

Every day is a lie. But you are dying. That is not a lie.

Cormac McCarthy
Lying, Dying
"The Road".

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

Cormac McCarthy
Death, People, Dying

We wouldnt ever eat anybody, would we? No. Of course not. Even if we were starving? We're starving now. You said we werent. I said we werent dying. I didnt say we werent starving. But we wouldnt. No. We wouldnt. No matter what. No. No matter what. Because we're the good guys. Yes. And we're carrying the fire. And we're carrying the fire. Yes. Okay.

Cormac McCarthy
Fire, Guy, Dying
Cormac McCarthy (2010). “The Road film tie-in”, p.136, Pan Macmillan

Not all dying words are true and this blessing is no less real for being shorn of its ground.

Cormac McCarthy
Real, Blessing, Dying
Cormac McCarthy (2010). “The Road”, p.31, Pan Macmillan

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