Every man's death is standing in for every other. And since death come…

Cormac McCarthy
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Every man's death is standing in for every other. And since death comes to all there is no way to abate the fear of it except to love the man who stands for us. ✨ Cormac McCarthy (2010). Cities of the Plain, p.290, Pan Macmillan
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Every man's death is standing in for every other. And since death comes to all there is no way to abate the fear of it except to love the man who stands for us. ✨ Cormac McCarthy (2010). Cities of the Plain, p.290, Pan Macmillan

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