“In his extreme youth Stoner had thought of love as an absolute state of being to which, if one were lucky, one might find access; in his maturity he had decided it was the heaven of a false religion, toward which one ought to gaze with an amused disbelief, a gently familiar contempt, and an embarrassed nostalgia. Now in his middle age he began to know that it was neither a state of grace nor an illusion; he saw it as a human act of becoming, a condition that was invented and modified moment by moment and day by day, by the will and the intelligence and the heart.”
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John Edward Williams
John Edward Williams, born on August 29, 1922, was a renowned American author. His works are known for their profound social insight and unique literary style, primarily focusing on the history and culture of the American South. Williams' life and writing career provide readers with a deep understanding of the social changes in the Southern United States. more
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