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What a writer's obituary should read - he wrote the books, then he died.
William Faulkner
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William Faulkner
Age: 64 †
Born: 1897
Born: September 25
Died: 1962
Died: July 6
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There are some things for which three words are three too many, and three thousand words that many words too less.
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Because no battle is ever won he said. They are not even fought. The field only reveals to man his own folly and despair, and victory is an illusion of philosophers and fools.
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I believe in God, God. God, I believe in God.
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We shall not kill and maybe next time we even won't.
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Tell about the South. What's it like there. What do they do there. Why do they live there. Why do they live at all.
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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 when I think about that, I think that if nothing but being married will help a man, he's durn nigh hopeless.
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