I heard that my mother is dead. I wish I had time to let he… - William Faulkner

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I heard that my mother is dead. I wish I had time to let her die. I wish I had time to wish I had. It is because in the wild and outraged earth too soon too soon too soon. It's not that I wouldn't and will not it's that it is too soon too soon too soon.

William Faulkner

As I Lay Dying · January 30, 1991 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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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

Native Name: William Cuthbert Faulkner

Alternative Names: William Falkner

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