The closest bonds we will ever know are bonds of grief. The deepest community one of sorrow.
Cormac McCarthy All the Pretty Horses
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In Cormac McCarthy's novel "All the Pretty Horses," the profound nature of grief is highlighted as a powerful force that connects individuals. The quote, "The closest bonds we will ever know are bonds of grief," suggests that shared experiences of loss can forge deep relationships among people, often surpassing those built through joy and celebration. Grieving together creates a unique community, as individuals come together to support one another in their sorrow.

This perspective emphasizes that sorrow can lead to profound understanding and empathy among people, allowing them to find solace in shared pain. The bonds formed in such moments can be incredibly strong, fostering a sense of belonging and support when facing the hardships of life. McCarthy's exploration of grief invites readers to reflect on the transformative power of sorrow and its role in human connection.

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They have a long life, dreams. I have dreams now which I had as a young girl. They have an odd durability for something not quite real.""Do you think they mean anything?"She looked surprised. "Oh yes," she said. "Dont you?""Well. I dont know. They're in your head."She smiled again. "I suppose I dont consider that to be the condemnation you do.
Cormac McCarthy All the Pretty Horses
They have a long life, dreams. I have dreams now which I had as a young girl. They have an odd durability for something not quite real.""Do you think they mean anything?"She looked surprised. "Oh yes," she said. "Dont you?""Well. I dont know. They're in your head."She smiled again. "I suppose I dont consider that to be the condemnation you do.
In an ideal world the gossip of the idle would be of no consequence. But I have seen the consequences in the real world and they can be very grave indeed.
Cormac McCarthy All the Pretty Horses
In an ideal world the gossip of the idle would be of no consequence. But I have seen the consequences in the real world and they can be very grave indeed.
When the truck finally pulled out and they saw him still standing they offered their bundles for him to sit on and he did so and he nodded and dozed to the hum of the tires on the blacktop and the rain stopped and the night cleared and the moon that was already risen raced among the high wires by the highway side like a single silver music note burning in the constant and lavish dark and the passing fields were rich from the rain with the smell of earth and grain and peppers and the sometime smell of horses.
Cormac McCarthy All the Pretty Horses
When the truck finally pulled out and they saw him still standing they offered their bundles for him to sit on and he did so and he nodded and dozed to the hum of the tires on the blacktop and the rain stopped and the night cleared and the moon that was already risen raced among the high wires by the highway side like a single silver music note burning in the constant and lavish dark and the passing fields were rich from the rain with the smell of earth and grain and peppers and the sometime smell of horses.
Ever dumb thing I ever done in my life there was a decision I made before that got me into it. It was never the dumb thing. It was always some choice I'd made before it. You understand what I'm sayin?
Cormac McCarthy All the Pretty Horses
Ever dumb thing I ever done in my life there was a decision I made before that got me into it. It was never the dumb thing. It was always some choice I'd made before it. You understand what I'm sayin?
She raised her eyes and looked at him. He'd never seen despair before. He thought he had, but he had not.
Cormac McCarthy All the Pretty Horses
She raised her eyes and looked at him. He'd never seen despair before. He thought he had, but he had not.
There was nothing along the road save the country it traversed and there was nothing in the country at all.
Cormac McCarthy All the Pretty Horses
There was nothing along the road save the country it traversed and there was nothing in the country at all.
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Too much of water hast thou, poor Ophelia,And therefore I forbid my tears.
William Shakespeare Hamlet
Too much of water hast thou, poor Ophelia,And therefore I forbid my tears.
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Cormac McCarthy All the Pretty Horses
The closest bonds we will ever know are bonds of grief. The deepest community one of sorrow.
No truth can cure the sorrow we feel from losing a loved one. No truth, no sincerity, no strength, no kindness can cure that sorrow. All we can do is see it through to the end and learn something from it, but what we learn will be no help in facing the next sorrow that comes to us without warning.
Haruki Murakami Norwegian Wood
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Love, sorrow, and wealth are the three things that cannot be concealed.
Patrick O'Brian The Nutmeg of Consolation
Love, sorrow, and wealth are the three things that cannot be concealed.
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...this woman, moved by some private sorrow as much as the words being spoken, cried almost silently, unobserved by others, apart from Mma Ramotswe, who stretched out her hand and laid it on her shoulder. , she began to whisper, but changed her words even as she uttered them, and said quietly, . We should not tell people not to weep - we do it because of our sympathy for them - but we should really tell them that their tears are justified and entirely right.
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