William Styron
Born: 01-01-1925
William Styron was an American novelist and essayist, renowned for his profound narrative style and exploration of complex themes. Born in 1925, he gained critical acclaim with works like "Lie Down in Darkness" and the Pulitzer Prize-winning "The Confessions of Nat Turner." His novel "Sophie's Choice" further cemented his literary legacy. Styron's writings often delve into issues of morality, identity, and human suffering, leaving a lasting impact on 20th-century literature.
Book summaries for books written by William Styron
Quotes
Every knock is a boost.
I talk and eat, and laugh and do my work, like others, and yet there seems a hidden and ineffable curse following me.
I prayed, my eyes streamed with tears, but the heavens were as brass, and my prayer returned into my own bosom.
Power is the omnipresent law
How long, O Lord, how long? Oh! I make this entreaty not for myself alone, but for my brethren.
Haste is not the determining virtue of delay. Patience is the determining virtue of haste.
Every aspiration is a fulfilling destiny.
Love is a prayer, an act of faith, a power that has neither boundary nor limit.
Fear binds us, but courage leads us to freedom.
The truth shall set you free, but first it will upset you.
My conscience is my judge, and it shall not be bought nor bribed.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.