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“And you will never know the depth of your heart until you are presented with the opportunity for revenge. Only then will you know what you are capable of.”

Book:The Counselor: A Screenplay

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The Counselor: A Screenplay

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Cormac McCarthy

American novelist known for his profound literary style and rich imagination. His notable works include 'The Border Trilogy' and 'No Country for Old Men'. more

“You catch the snowflake but when you look in your hand you dont have it no more. Maybe you see this dechado. But before you can see it it is gone. If you want to see it you have to see it on its own ground. If you catch it you lose it. And where it goes there is no coming back from. Not even God can bring it back.”

Cormac Mccarthy The Crossing

Book:The Crossing

Source: The Crossing

“He said that while it was true that time heals bereavement it does so only at the cost of the slow extinction of those loved ones from the heart's memory which is the sole place of their abode then or now. Faces fade, voices dim. Seize them back, whispered the sepulturero. Speak with them. Call their names. Do this and do not let sorrow die for it is the sweetening of every gift.”

Cormac Mccarthy The Crossing

Book:The Crossing

Source: The Crossing

“The evil has no alternate plan. It is simply incapable of assuming failure”

Cormac Mccarthy The Passenger

Book:The Passenger

Source: The Passenger