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All of us failed to match our dreams of perfection. So I rate us on the basis of our splendid failure to do the impossible. - William Faulkner Quotes

All of us failed to match our dreams of perfection. So I rate us on the basis of our splendid failure to do the impossible.

Source:The Paris Review interview (1956) with Jean Stein
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  • Name: William Faulkner
  • Profession: Writer
  • Born: September 25, 1897 - July 6, 1962
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