Cormac McCarthy Quotes


It makes no difference what men think of war, said the judge. War endures. As well ask men what they think of stone. War was always here. Before man was, war waited for him. The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate practitioner. That is the way it was and will be. That way and not some other way.


Citations

McCarthy, Cormac. Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West. Random House, 1985.

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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.