Quotes from bookNo Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men is a 2005 novel by American author Cormac McCarthy, who had originally written the story as a screenplay. The story occurs in the vicinity of the Mexico–United States border in 1980 and concerns an illegal drug deal gone awry in the Texas desert back country. Owing to the novel's origins as a screenplay, the novel has a simple writing style different from other Cormac McCarthy novels. The book was adapted into the 2007 movie No Country for Old Men, which won four Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
“If there's one thing on this planet you don't look like it's a bunch of good luck walkin around.”
Cormac McCarthy book No Country for Old Men
Source: No Country for Old Men
“Best way to live in California is to be from somewheres else.”
Cormac McCarthy book No Country for Old Men
Source: No Country for Old Men
“What business is it of yours where I'm from, friendo?”
Cormac McCarthy book No Country for Old Men
Source: No Country for Old Men
“This country will kill you in a heartbeat and still people love it.”
Cormac McCarthy book No Country for Old Men
Source: No Country for Old Men
Cormac McCarthy book No Country for Old Men
Source: No Country for Old Men (2005)
Context: You think when you wake up in the mornin yesterday dont count. But yesterday is all that does count. What else is there? Your life is made out of the days it's made out of. Nothin else. You might think you could run away and change your name and I dont know what all. Start over. And then one mornin you wake up and look at the ceilin and guess who's layin there?
“The point is there ain't no point.”
Cormac McCarthy book No Country for Old Men
Source: No Country for Old Men
Cormac McCarthy book No Country for Old Men
Source: No Country for Old Men (2005)
Context: The stories gets passed on and the truth gets passed over. As the sayin goes. Which I reckon some would take as meanin that the truth cant compete. But I dont believe that. I think that when the lies are all told and forgot the truth will be there yet. It dont move about from place to place and it dont change from time to time. You cant corrupt it any more than you can salt salt. You cant corrupt it because that's what it is. It's the thing you're talkin about. I've heard it compared to the rock — maybe in the bible—and I wouldnt disagree with that. But it'll be here even when the rock is gone. I'm sure they's people would disagree with that. Quite a few, in fact. But I never could find out what any of them did believe.
“If the rule you followed brought you to this, of what use was the rule?”
Cormac McCarthy book No Country for Old Men
Source: No Country for Old Men (2005)
“If you dont respect me what must you think of yourself?”
Cormac McCarthy book No Country for Old Men
Source: No Country for Old Men
“You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from.”
Cormac McCarthy book No Country for Old Men
Source: No Country for Old Men (2005)
“I tried to put things in perspective but sometimes you're just too close to it.”
Cormac McCarthy book No Country for Old Men
Source: No Country for Old Men
“Things happen to you they happen. They dont ask first. They dont require your permission.”
Cormac McCarthy book No Country for Old Men
Source: No Country for Old Men
“You keep runnin that mouth and I'm goin to take you back there and screw you.”
Cormac McCarthy book No Country for Old Men
Source: No Country for Old Men
“I have no enemies. I dont permit such a thing.”
Cormac McCarthy book No Country for Old Men
Source: No Country for Old Men
