It's not about knowing who you are. It's about thinkin you got there w…

Cormac McCarthy
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It's not about knowing who you are. It's about thinkin you got there without takin anything with you. Your notions about startin over. or anybody's. You dont start over. That's what it's about. Every step you take is forever. You can't make it go away. None of it. ✨ Cormac McCarthy (2007). No Country for Old Men, p.227, Vintage
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