Cormac McCarthy Quotes


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


Citations

McCarthy, Cormac. All the Pretty Horses. Knopf, 1992.

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Cormac McCarthy
Cormac McCarthy
  • Born: July 20, 1933
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Novelist, Playwright, Screenwriter

Cormac McCarthy is an American novelist, playwright, short-story writer, and screenwriter. He has written ten novels, two plays, two screenplays, and two short-stories, spanning the Western and post-apocalyptic genres. He is well known for his graphic depictions of violence and his unique writing style, recognizable by its lack of punctuation and attribution. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest contemporary writers.