William Faulkner Quotes

Ingenuity was apparently given man in order that he may supply himself in crisis with shapes and sounds with which to guard himself from truth.

William Faulkner

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• I love literature deeply. I view books as sacred things, and in writing my story, I'm going to do my best to honor the form that has played such a huge part in shaping who I am.

  

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• Ingenuity was apparently given man in order that he may supply himself in crisis with shapes and sounds with which to guard himself from truth.

  

  William Faulkner
  • Truth
  • Crisis
  • Guard