Cormac McCarthy had 16-year-old ‘muse’ when he was 42,

"The next day, she brought her copy of the book to the motel, along with a Colt revolver, which she said she had stolen from the man who ran her foster home and “had taken to wearing”, having experienced violence at the hands of her father and foster parents. The author was still there, and apparently asked her if she was planning to shoot him – to which she responded no, she wanted him to sign her book."

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Cormac McCarthy had 16-year-old ‘muse’ when he was 42, Vanity Fair reports | Cormac McCarthy | The Guardian