Faulkner's 'As I Lay Dying' had an immense effect on me, and most of my novels bear the burn marks of this experience, those short chapters with their conflicting points of view, truth expressed by multiple perspectives. The other attractive thing about 'As I Lay Dying' was the way it gave rich voices to the poor.
Copy QuoteNo man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.
Copy Quote View & ShareWe are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.
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