Cormac McCarthyWhatever in creation exists without my knowledge exists without my consent.
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When you say whatever in creation – whatever has been created – has been created without your knowledge – whatever has been created – then you are giving up the right to be a part of that and to control it. If something does not belong to you, it can be used, but it cannot be owned.
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