...thinking as he had thought before and would think again and as every other man has thought: how false the most profound book turns out to be when … - William Faulkner

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...thinking as he had thought before and would think again and as every other man has thought: how false the most profound book turns out to be when applied to life.

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About William Faulkner

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
Native Name: William Cuthbert Faulkner
Alternative Names: William Falkner
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John Steinbeck J. M. Coetzee Margaret Atwood Ursula K. Le Guin E. M. Forster

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To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi.
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Do not bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.
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