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
“And he was not old enough to talk and say nothing at the same time.”
Zdroj: Light in August
“Knowing not grieving remembers a thousand savage and lonely streets.”
Zdroj: Light in August
“Did you ever have a sister? did you?”
Zdroj: The Sound and the Fury
As quoted in "Visit to Two-Finger Typist" by Elliot Chaze in LIFE magazine (14 July 1961)
“I believe in God, God. God, I believe in God.”
Zdroj: As I Lay Dying
“… how false the most profound book turns out to be when applied to life.”
Zdroj: Light in August
“We shall not kill and maybe next time we even won't.”
Zdroj: Intruder in the Dust
Varianta: the problems of the human heart in conflict with itself which alone can make good writing because only that is worth writing about, worth the agony and the sweat