the two girls emanated an incorrigible idle inertia. - William Faulkner

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the two girls emanated an incorrigible idle inertia.

William Faulkner

Barn Burning and other stories · March 4, 1939 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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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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The reason you will not say it is, when you say it, even to yourself, you will know it is true.

As long as I live under the capitalistic system I expect to have my life influenced by the demands of moneyed people. But I will be damned if I propose to be at the beck and call of every itinerant scoundrel who has two cents to invest in a postage stamp. This, sir, is my resignation.

I only write when I am inspired. Fortunately I am inspired at 9 o'clock every morning.