He is so relatable to me. His prose kind of grips me by the face and takes up all my attention. I get actual chills when I read. I only got to book two before I decided I need to take a break and come back to it when I am more ready to take a spiritual beating. Also I'm not even religious at all.
I think this is my favorite book I have read so far. It is every combination of absurd, funny, and horrific that makes a book utterly captivating. I will definitely read and reread this book several times over.
"Our pretense is a dedication. Someone must appear to believe. Our lives are no less serious than if we professed real faith, real belief. As belief shrinks from the world, it is more necessary than ever that someone believe. Wild-eyed men in caves. Nuns in black. Monks who do not speak. We are left to believe. Fools, children. Those who have abandoned belief must still believe in us. They are sure they are right not to believe but they know belief must not fade completely. Hell is when no one believes. There must always be believers. Fools, idiots, those who hear voices, those who speak in tongues. We are your lunatics. We surrender our lives to make your nonbelief possible. You are sure that you are right but you don't want everyone to think as you do. There is no truth without fools. We are your fools, your madwomen, rising at dawn to pray, lighting candles, asking statues for good health, long life."
- Don Dellilo, White Noise
My first introduction to Cormac McCarthy. This book inspired me to keep going despite the horrors of my life. The point of life is to try. Ask Amisha, after reading this book I started waxing poetic like some motivational speakers hired to make sure little high schoolers don't kill themselves and apply to college.
"What's the bravest thing you ever did?
He spat in the road a bloody phlegm. Getting up this morning, he said."- Cormac McCarthy, The Road