# Quote — Cormac McCarthy, No Country for Old Men

> It's not about knowin where you are. It's about thinkin you got there without takin anything with you. Your notions about startin over. Or anybody's. You dont start over. That's what it's about. Every step you take is forever. You cant make it go away. None of it.

- Author: [Cormac McCarthy](https://www.leafyquotes.com/cormac-mccarthy.md)
- Book: [No Country for Old Men](https://www.leafyquotes.com/cormac-mccarthy/no-country-for-old-men.md)
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/cormac-mccarthy/no-country-for-old-men/its-not-about

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