Quotes from bookThe Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury is a novel written by the American author William Faulkner. It employs a number of narrative styles, including stream of consciousness. Published in 1929, The Sound and the Fury was Faulkner's fourth novel, and was not immediately successful. In 1931, however, when Faulkner's sixth novel, Sanctuary, was published—a sensationalist story, which Faulkner later claimed was written only for money—The Sound and the Fury also became commercially successful, and Faulkner began to receive critical attention.In 1998, the Modern Library ranked The Sound and the Fury sixth on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century.
“Even sound seemed to fail in this air, like the air was worn out with carrying sounds so long.”
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“She loved him not only in spite of but because he himself was incapable of love.”
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Variant: 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.
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“I took out my watch and listened to it clicking away, not knowing it couldn't even lie”
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“Did you ever have a sister? did you?”
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“I am not one of those women who can stand things.”
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“I say money has no value; it's just the way you spend it.”
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