The Road by Cormac McCarthy
by Parker · 17 things on NewTwos
- Remember that the things you put into your head are there forever.
- You forget what you want to remember and remember what you want to forget.
- If you break little promises, you'll break big ones.
- There is no later. This is later.
- This is what the good guys do. They keep trying. They don't give up.
- Maybe you should always be on the lookout. If trouble comes when you least expect it then maybe the thing to do is to always expect it.
- People are always getting ready for tomorrow. Tomorrow isn't getting ready for them.
- Beggars can't be choosers.
- What's done is done.
- When you die it's the same as if everybody else did too.
- Every day is a lie, but you are dying. That is not a lie.
- A lot of bad things have happened but we're still here.
- The bravest thing he ever did was getting up this morning.
- They went on.
- You need to go on. I can't go with you. You need to keep going. You don't know what might be down the road. We were always lucky. You'll be lucky again. You'll see. Just go. It's all right.
- The fire is inside you. It was always there.
- You'll have to practice, just don't give up.