...like old married people who no longer have anything in common, to do or to talk about, save the same general weight of air to displace and breathe… - William Faulkner

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...like old married people who no longer have anything in common, to do or to talk about, save the same general weight of air to displace and breathe and general oblivious biding earth to bear their weight...

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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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زندگی افسانه ای است که از زبان دیوانه ای نقل شود، آکنده از خشم و هیاهو که هیچ معنایی ندارد

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