Memory believes before knowing remembers. Believes longer t… - William Faulkner

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Memory believes before knowing remembers. Believes longer than recollects, longer than knowing even wonders.

William Faulkner

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William Cuthbert Faulkner (September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962) was an American novelist and short story writer whose works feature his native state of Mississippi. He was regarded as one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century and was awarded the 1949 Nobel Prize for Literature.

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Birth Name: William Cuthbert Falkner

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Memory believes before knowing remembers.

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Memory believes before knowing remembers.

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Memory believes before knowing remembers. Believes longer than recollects, longer than knowing even wonders. - William Faulkner

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