All of us failed to match our dreams of perfection. So I rate us on th…

William Faulkner
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All of us failed to match our dreams of perfection. So I rate us on the base of our splendid failure to do the impossible. ✨ 1956 On his generation of writers. Interview in Paris Review, Spring.
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