This Cormac McCarthy quote print sets the brook trout passage from The Road in flowing black script on a clean white background, with nothing to distract from the words. It's a fitting choice for anyone searching for a Cormac McCarthy quote print that lets the prose speak for itself.
The passage is one of the most loved moments in the novel, a quiet, tender memory of mountain streams and the wild things that lived there, and of a world that can't be put back or made right again. Its ache and beauty have made it a favourite among readers of McCarthy's spare, lyrical writing, and the simple, unfussy layout suits a bookshelf corner or a wall of favourite literary lines.
It makes a thoughtful gift for a fly fisherman or angler, a meaningful Father's Day gift for a dad who loves books and rivers, or a graduation gift for an English major who has already read The Road more than once. Fans of the novel will appreciate having its most quietly beautiful passage on display, whether framed or unframed.
“Once there were brook trout in the streams in the mountains. You could see them standing in the amber current where the white edges of their fins wimpled softly in the flow. They smelled of moss in your hand. Polished and muscular and torsional. On their backs were vermiculate patterns that were maps of the world in its becoming. Maps and mazes. Of a thing which could not be put back. Not be made right again. In the deep glens where they lived all things were older than man and they hummed of mystery.”
UNFRAMED PRINT INFO:
MEDIUM: Photographic Fine Art Print (UNFRAMED)
SIZE: Please choose from the drop-down menu - Common print sizes are: 5x7, 8x10, 8.5x11, A4, 11x14, 12x16, 16x20, 18x24, and 24x36. Custom sizing is available, please send a message before completing your purchase to check the price of your custom size.
About your print:
Printed professionally on high-quality photographic paper (NOT cheap card stock!) with a beautiful lustre finish (closely related to matte) with a slight sheen, using archival inks that will last for years.
It arrives carefully wrapped, unmatted, and unframed.
FRAMED PRINT INFO:
Frames are available in the following sizes: 8x10", 11x14", 12x16", 16x20", 18x24", 24x36"
- Ayous wood .75″ (1.9 cm) thick frame from renewable forests
- Paper thickness: 10.3 mil (0.26 mm)
- Paper weight: 5.57 oz/yd² (189 g/m²)
- Lightweight
- Acrylite (Acrylic) front protector
- Hanging hardware included
- Available in Black, White, and Natural Wood - The default color is black but if you would like to change the color to white or natural wood, leave a message in the "message to seller" box at checkout.
PLEASE NOTE:
-Shipping upgrades are not available for framed prints.
-The framed print option does not include a mat
This Cormac McCarthy quote print sets the brook trout passage from The Road in flowing black script on a clean white background, with nothing to distract from the words. It's a fitting choice for anyone searching for a Cormac McCarthy quote print that lets the prose speak for itself.
The passage is one of the most loved moments in the novel, a quiet, tender memory of mountain streams and the wild things that lived there, and of a world that can't be put back or made right again. Its ache and beauty have made it a favourite among readers of McCarthy's spare, lyrical writing, and the simple, unfussy layout suits a bookshelf corner or a wall of favourite literary lines.
It makes a thoughtful gift for a fly fisherman or angler, a meaningful Father's Day gift for a dad who loves books and rivers, or a graduation gift for an English major who has already read The Road more than once. Fans of the novel will appreciate having its most quietly beautiful passage on display, whether framed or unframed.
“Once there were brook trout in the streams in the mountains. You could see them standing in the amber current where the white edges of their fins wimpled softly in the flow. They smelled of moss in your hand. Polished and muscular and torsional. On their backs were vermiculate patterns that were maps of the world in its becoming. Maps and mazes. Of a thing which could not be put back. Not be made right again. In the deep glens where they lived all things were older than man and they hummed of mystery.”
UNFRAMED PRINT INFO:
MEDIUM: Photographic Fine Art Print (UNFRAMED)
SIZE: Please choose from the drop-down menu - Common print sizes are: 5x7, 8x10, 8.5x11, A4, 11x14, 12x16, 16x20, 18x24, and 24x36. Custom sizing is available, please send a message before completing your purchase to check the price of your custom size.
About your print:
Printed professionally on high-quality photographic paper (NOT cheap card stock!) with a beautiful lustre finish (closely related to matte) with a slight sheen, using archival inks that will last for years.
It arrives carefully wrapped, unmatted, and unframed.
FRAMED PRINT INFO:
Frames are available in the following sizes: 8x10", 11x14", 12x16", 16x20", 18x24", 24x36"
- Ayous wood .75″ (1.9 cm) thick frame from renewable forests
- Paper thickness: 10.3 mil (0.26 mm)
- Paper weight: 5.57 oz/yd² (189 g/m²)
- Lightweight
- Acrylite (Acrylic) front protector
- Hanging hardware included
- Available in Black, White, and Natural Wood - The default color is black but if you would like to change the color to white or natural wood, leave a message in the "message to seller" box at checkout.
PLEASE NOTE:
-Shipping upgrades are not available for framed prints.
-The framed print option does not include a mat