Posts Tagged “Cormac McCarthy”

Cormac McCarthy on God’s care and protection

By | January 25, 2011

You think God looks out for people? said Rawlins. Yeah. I guess He does. You? Yeah. I do. Way the world is. Somebody can wake up and sneeze in Arkansas or some damn place and before you’re done there’s wars and ruination and all hell. You dont know what’s goin to happen. I’d say He’s [...]

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Cormac McCarthy on fear and trust

By | January 11, 2011

There are other good guys. You said so. Yes. So where are they? They’re hiding. Who are they hiding from? From each other. Cormac McCarthy The Road (Vintage, 2007), 184.

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What Godin gets wrong

By | August 25, 2010

Seth Godin’s announcement about abandoning traditional publishing ruffled a lot of plumage this week, for good reason. Publishing is navigating through disruptions and difficulties that make industry players fearful about the future. Amid all the news about layoffs and reorganizations, stores up for sale, declining sales, etc., Godin’s savvy and insightful business advice has pointed [...]

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Impact of the King James Bible

By | May 5, 2010

Novelist John Updike once called the King James Bible “our language’s lone masterpiece produced by committee.” He said that in a New Yorker review of Robert Alter’s translation of the Pentateuch—The Five Books of Moses. Well, Alter now has a new book about the King James Bible and its influence on the style of six [...]

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