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Idleness breeds our better virtues.
William Faulkner
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William Faulkner
Age: 64 †
Born: 1897
Born: September 25
Died: 1962
Died: July 6
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Ever since then I have believed that God is not only a gentleman and a sport he is a Kentuckian too.
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People to whom sin is just a matter of words, to them salvation is just words too.
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The reason I don't like interviews is that I seem to react violently to personal questions. If the questions are about the work, I try to answer them. When they are about me, I may answer or I may not, but even if I do, if the same question is asked tomorrow, the answer may be different.
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