William Faulkner: 10 quotes for his birthday

To celebrate his birthday, here are 10 profound, unique, and inspiring quotes from William Faulkner, one of the greatest American writers of all time.

5. For the birds

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A turkey buzzard perched in a Joshua tree, in the Mojave Preserve. June 4, 1999.

"If I were reincarnated, I’d want to come back a buzzard. Nothing hates him or envies him or wants him or needs him. He is never bothered or in danger, and he can eat anything."

– from an interview with The Paris Review (1956)

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