Quote by Cormac McCarthy

You call forth the world which God has formed and that world only. Nor is this life of yours by which you set such store your doing, however you may choose to tell it. Its shape was forced in the void at the onset and all talk of what might otherwise have been is senseless for there is no otherwise. Of what could it be made? Where be hid? Or how make its appearance? The probability fo the actual is absolute. That we have no power to guess it out beforehand makes it no less certain. That we may imagine alternate histories means nothing at all.


You call forth the world which God has formed and that world

Summary

This quote emphasizes the idea that the world we live in, and our individual lives within it, are solely a product of God's creation and design. It rejects the notion that our lives could have been different or shaped differently, stating that any talk of alternative possibilities is futile. The quote asserts that the actuality of our existence is absolute and certain, regardless of our ability to predict or imagine different outcomes. It suggests that our lives are predetermined and that any speculation about alternate histories is meaningless.

By Cormac McCarthy
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