Cormac McCarthy, The Road

"Nobody wants to be here and nobody wants to leave."

"There is no God and we are his prophets."

"You forget what you want to remember, and you remember what you want to forget."

"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."

"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 the last? Have you a neck by which to throttle you? Have you a heart? Damn you eternally have you a soul? Oh God, he whispered, Oh God."

"You have my whole heart. You always did."

"Keep a little fire burning; however small, however hidden."

"Every day is a lie. But you are dying. That is not a lie."

"He knew only that his child was his warrant. He said: If he is not the word of God God never spoke."

"Just remember that the things you put into your head are there forever, he said. You might want to think about that.You forget some things, dont you?Yes. You forget what you want to remember and you remember what you want to forget."

"Carry the fire."

"People were always getting ready for tomorrow. I didn't believe in that. Tomorrow wasn't getting ready for them. It didn't even know they were there."