The world is quite ruthless in selecting between the dream and the rea…

Cormac McCarthy
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The world is quite ruthless in selecting between the dream and the reality, even where we will not. ✨ Cormac McCarthy (2012). All the Pretty Horses, p.244, Pan Macmillan
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