“The Best Way Is to Be from Mars”: Practical Wisdom and Common Grace in Cormac McCarthy’s No Country for Old Men
Six of the most memorable statements from this novel
No Country for Old Men is rich with pithy tidbits packed with far more wisdom than such sparse prose can typically convey. This particular novel is not necessarily the greatest volume from the pen of Cormac McCarthy, but it’s certainly the one that I most enjoy reading.
Here are six tidbits of wisdom from No Country for Old Men, in no particular order:
Best way to live in California is to be from somewheres else. Probably the best way is to be from Mars.
Any time you’re throwin dirt you’re losin ground
Jack used to say that bein sheriff was one of the best jobs you could have and bein a ex-sheriff one of the worst. Maybe lots of things is like that.
There’s two kinds of people that dont ask a lot of questions. One is too dumb to and the other dont need to.
I remember when Daddy retired Mama told him: I said for better or for worse but I didnt say nothin about lunch.
One of the things you realize about gettin older is that not everbody is goin to get older with you.