Carry the fire. - Cormac McCarthy, The Road

"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."

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

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

"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."

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