People were always getting ready for tomorrow. I didn't believe in tha…

Cormac McCarthy
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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. ✨ Cormac McCarthy (2007). The Road, p.142, Vintage
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