William Faulkner najznámejšie citáty
William Faulkner Citáty o ľuďoch
William Faulkner citáty a výroky
„Medzi smútkom a ničím, vyberám si smútok.“
en: Between grief and nothing I will take grief.
The Wild Palms (1939)
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en: Because no battle is ever won, he said. They are not even fought. The field only reveals to man his own folly and despair, and victory is an illusion of philosophers and fools.
The Sound and the Fury (1929) (Bľabot a Bes)
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„Mnohí sa stanú odvážnymi iba vtedy, keď nemajú iné východisko.“
Varianta: Niektorí sa stanú odvážnymi až vtedy, keď nemajú iné východisko.
en: 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.
The Sound and the Fury (1929) (Bľabot a Bes)
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„Človek len nevydrží; on prevládne… pretože má dušu. Ducha schopného súcitu a obetovania a výdrže.“
en: Man will not merely endure; he will prevail... because he has a soul. A spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance.
A Fable
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William Faulkner: Citáty v angličtine
only is. If was existed, there would be no grief or sorrow. I like to think of the world I created as being a kind of keystone in the universe; that, small as that keystone is, if it were ever taken away the universe itself would collapse.
Paris Review interview (1958)
“It takes two people to make you, and one people to die. That's how the world is going to end.”
Zdroj: As I Lay Dying (1930)
“If happy I can be I will, if suffer I must I can.”
Zdroj: Absalom, Absalom!