倘若不流血，就沒有生命這回事。我認為，人類可以透過某種方式被改進、所有人都可以和諧共存這種概念，非常危險。為這種主張所折騰的人往往最先放棄他們的靈魂、他們的自由。想要如此的欲望會奴役你，令你生命變得空虛。
—戈馬克．麥卡錫（美國作家）
“There’s no such thing as life without bloodshed. I think the notion that the species can be improved in some way, that everyone could live in harmony, is a really dangerous idea. Those who are afflicted with this notion are the first ones to give up their souls, their freedom. Your desire that it be that way will enslave you and make your life vacuous.”
—Cormac McCarthy, American writer
