“Man must have light. He must live in the fierce full constant glare of light, where all shadow will be defined and sharp and unique and personal: the shadow of his own singular rectitude or baseness. All human evils have to come out of obscurity and darkness, where there is nothing to dog man constantly with the shape of his own deformity.”
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William Faulkner, an American writer born on September 25, 1897, and died on July 6, 1962. Known for his unique narrative techniques and profound descriptions of Southern society and history, Faulkner is considered one of the great novelists of the 20th century. more
“How this darkness soaks me through and through,”
“The darkest darkness that I can possibly imagine is the darkness that I thought to be light.”
“The heart is as transparent as the depths of the ocean; One can only see until the light is gone.”
“Clement held her hand for a moment; knowing that after that moment the darkness would begin.”