William Faulkner najznámejšie citáty
William Faulkner Citáty o ľuďoch
William Faulkner citáty a výroky
„Medzi smútkom a ničím, vyberám si smútok.“
William Faulkner kniha If I Forget Thee
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.“
William Faulkner kniha A Fable
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
“She loved him not only in spite of but because he himself was incapable of love.”
William Faulkner kniha The Sound and the Fury
Zdroj: The Sound and the Fury
William Faulkner kniha The Sound and the Fury
Zdroj: The Sound and the Fury
“Memory believes before knowing remembers.”
William Faulkner kniha As I Lay Dying
Varianta: Memory believes before knowing remembers.
[Light in August]
Zdroj: As I Lay Dying
William Faulkner kniha The Sound and the Fury
Zdroj: The Sound and the Fury
“Now she hates me. I have taught her that, at least.”
William Faulkner kniha Light in August
Zdroj: Light in August
William Faulkner kniha As I Lay Dying
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.”
William Faulkner kniha As I Lay Dying
Zdroj: As I Lay Dying
“Dear God, let me be damned a little longer, a little while.”
William Faulkner kniha Light in August
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.
William Faulkner kniha The Sound and the Fury
Zdroj: The Sound and the Fury
“Love doesn't die; the men and women do.”
William Faulkner kniha If I Forget Thee
Zdroj: The Wild Palms
“Between grief and nothing, I will take grief.”
William Faulkner kniha If I Forget Thee
Varianta: Given a choice between grief and nothing, I'd choose grief
Zdroj: The Wild Palms
William Faulkner kniha The Sound and the Fury
Zdroj: The Sound and the Fury
(Ch. 6) "Old Man"; p. 160
The Wild Palms [If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem] (1939)
