All things of grace and beauty such that one holds them to one's heart have a common provenance in pain. Their birth in grief and ashes. - Cormac McCarthy

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All things of grace and beauty such that one holds them to one's heart have a common provenance in pain. Their birth in grief and ashes.

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About Cormac McCarthy

Cormac McCarthy (born Charles Joseph McCarthy Jr.; July 20, 1933 – June 13, 2023) was an American novelist, playwright, short-story writer, and screenwriter. He wrote twelve novels, spanning the Southern Gothic, Western, modernist, and post-apocalyptic fiction genres.

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Birth Name: Charles Joseph McCarthy Jr.
Alternative Names: Charles McCarthy Charles Joseph McCarthy
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