"Let the past abolish the past when -- and if -- it can substitute something better."
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Novelist, Poet, Playwright
William Faulkner was an American writer known for his complex narratives and innovative use of time and memory, particularly in works like 'As I Lay Dying.'
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"Let the past abolish the past when -- and if -- it can substitute something better."
"Some days in late August at home are like this, the air thin and eager like this, with something in it sad and nostalgic and familiar."
"What a writer's obituary should read - he wrote the books, then he died."