I never had any doubts about my abilities. I knew I could write. I just had to figure out how to eat while doing this., — Cormac McCarthy
I never had any doubts about my abilities. I knew I could write. I just had to figure out how to eat while doing this., — Cormac McCarthy
I never had any doubts about my abilities. I knew I could write. I just had to figure out how to eat while doing this., — Cormac McCarthy
I never had any doubts about my abilities. I knew I could write. I just had to figure out how to eat while doing this., — Cormac McCarthy
I never had any doubts about my abilities. I knew I could write. I just had to figure out how to eat while doing this., — Cormac McCarthy
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I never had any doubts about my abilities. I knew I could write. I just had to figure out how to eat while doing this., New York Times, April 19, 1992]

— Cormac McCarthy
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