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Flags in the Dust
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A Southern family's decline and the complexities of race and class in the early 20th century are explored in this beautifully written novel by William Faulkner.

Quotes

There is no such thing as forgetting possible for a man, only for a mind.

William Faulkner

memoryforgiveness

A man who can tell you what he is thinking is no man to trust.

William Faulkner

trusthonesty

What a man had to do he did not ask for forgiveness for.

William Faulkner

responsibilityforgiveness

All things are not what they seem, nor are they otherwise.

William Faulkner

perceptiontruth

When a man starts out to build a house, first he lays the foundation.

William Faulkner

planningpreparation

The truth is always the most difficult thing to say.

William Faulkner

truthhonesty

A man's conscience is his own private hell.

William Faulkner

conscienceguilt

In every human heart there is a hidden boundary line beyond which no man may go.

William Faulkner

boundarieslimitations

Time heals all wounds, but it cannot erase the scars.

William Faulkner

timehealing