That the boy was all that stood between him and death. Autor: Cormac McCarthy Copy Quote More from Cormac McCarthy “People were always getting ready for tomorrow.” “The one thing I can tell you is that you wont survive for yourself. I know beca…” “He rocked in the swells, floating like the first germ of life adrift on the ear…” “When I came into your life your life was over. It had a beginning, a middle, an…”