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)
Potvrdené výroky
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)
Potvrdené výroky
„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)
Potvrdené výroky
„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
Potvrdené výroky
William Faulkner: Citáty v angličtine
“She loved him not only in spite of but because he himself was incapable of love.”
Zdroj: The Sound and the Fury
“Memory believes before knowing remembers.”
Varianta: Memory believes before knowing remembers.
[Light in August]
Zdroj: As I Lay Dying

“Now she hates me. I have taught her that, at least.”
Zdroj: Light in August
Varianta: ... the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time.
Zdroj: As I Lay Dying
“The reason you will not say it is, when you say it, even to yourself, you will know it is true.”
Zdroj: As I Lay Dying
“Dear God, let me be damned a little longer, a little while.”
Zdroj: Light in August
Paris Review interview (1958)
Kontext: The two great men in my time were Mann and Joyce. You should approach Joyce's Ulysses as the illiterate Baptist preacher approaches the Old Testament: with faith.
“Love doesn't die; the men and women do.”
Zdroj: The Wild Palms
“Between grief and nothing, I will take grief.”
Varianta: Given a choice between grief and nothing, I'd choose grief
Zdroj: The Wild Palms
(Ch. 6) "Old Man"; p. 160
The Wild Palms [If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem] (1939)