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William Faulkner was a Nobel Prize-winning American author. One of the most influential writers of the 20th century, his reputation is based on his novels, novellas and short stories. However, he was also a published poet and an occasional screenwriter. Find out more about William Faulkner quotes on William Faulkner's biography.

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All of us failed to match our dreams of perfection. So I rate us on the basis of our splendid failure to do the impossible.

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To live anywhere in the world today and be against equality because of race or color is like living in Alaska and being against snow.

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Clocks slay time... time is dead as long as it is being clicked off by little wheels; only when the clock stops does time come to life.

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It's a shame that the only thing a man can do for eight hours a day is work. He can't eat for eight hours; he can't drink for eight hours; he can't make love for eight hours. The only thing a man can do for eight hours is work.

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