There is no such thing as was - only is. If was existed, there would b…

William Faulkner
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There is no such thing as was - only is. If was existed, there would be no grief or sorrow. ✨ William Faulkner, The Art of Fiction No. 12. Interview with Jean Stein, www.theparisreview.org. 1956.
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