I never had any doubts about my abilities. I knew I could write. I just had to figure out how to eat while doing this. [, New York Times, April 19, 1992]. (Cormac McCarthy)

I never had any doubts about my abilities. I knew I could write. I just had to figure out how to eat while doing this. [, New York Times, April 19, 1992].

Cormac McCarthy

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