William Faulkner Quotes

He is thinking quietly: I should not have got out of the habit of prayer.

William Faulkner

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• He is thinking quietly: I should not have got out of the habit of prayer.

  

  William Faulkner
  • Prayer
  • Habit
  • Quietly