Carolina QuotesI've seen the meanness of humans till I dont know why God aint put out the sun and gone away.
Cormac McCarthy Carolinian
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- Outer Dark (1968)
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- 1968
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“I've seen the meanness of humans till I dont know why God ai…” Cormac McCarthy. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-4F37E735ED. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/4f37e735ed
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