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Henry James was one of the nicest old ladies I ever met.
William Faulkner
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William Faulkner
Age: 64 †
Born: 1897
Born: September 25
Died: 1962
Died: July 6
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We could live like counts. ... If all that money is out there, I might as well hack a little on the side and put the novel off.
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...and you don't even have to sleep alone, you don't even have to sleep at all and so, all you have to do is show the stick to the dog now and then and say, 'Thank God for nothing.'
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