Cormac McCarthy

"Art is the attempt to impose order on chaos and suffering."

"The weak are devoured by the strong. This is the law of nature."

"A man's true education begins when he has to stop being a student."

"Everything has a price, and sometimes the price is everything."

"The greatest love is the love that asks nothing in return."

"We are all dying from the moment we are born."

"Hope is a dangerous thing. It can destroy you."

"Violence is not the answer, but it is the language the world speaks."

"A man is only as good as his word."

"The future is not predetermined. It is made by those who dare to act."

"Solitude is not loneliness. It is the company of oneself."

"Knowledge without wisdom is like fire in the hands of a child."

"The beauty of the world is inseparable from its suffering."

"A man's work is his legacy. Nothing else endures."

"Patience is the virtue of the strong, not the weak."

"The heart knows things the mind cannot comprehend."

"To be human is to be capable of both profound good and evil."

"Money corrupts everything it touches, but we touch it anyway."

"The road ahead is dark, but that is no reason to stop walking."

"Gratitude is the rarest of human emotions."

"Power is the ability to impose your will on others. Nothing more."

"The best part of life is the struggle. Once you stop struggling, you're dead."

"A man must build something to understand what it means to exist."

"Health is a luxury few can afford and fewer appreciate."

"Adventure is not found in exotic places. It is found in the way you live."

"The words we speak shape the world. Choose them carefully."

"Leadership is the burden of caring for those who cannot care for themselves."

"The only success that matters is the success of your conscience."