Cormac Mccarthy, The Road

Quotes

• “Then he just knelt in the ashes. He raised his face to the paling day. Are you there? he whispered. Will I see you at th...”
• “Just remember that the things you put into your head are there forever, he said. You might want to think about that.You ...”
• “People were always getting ready for tomorrow. I didn't believe in that. Tomorrow wasn't getting ready for them. It didn...”
• “Can you do it? When the time comes? When the time comes there will be no time. Now is the time. Curse God and die.”
• “He knew only that his child was his warrant. He said: If he is not the word of God God never spoke.”
• “You forget what you want to remember, and you remember what you want to forget.”
• “Keep a little fire burning; however small, however hidden.”
• “Every day is a lie. But you are dying. That is not a lie.”
• “Nobody wants to be here and nobody wants to leave.”
• “There is no God and we are his prophets.”
• “You have my whole heart. You always did.”
• “Carry the fire.”