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William Faulkner Quotes: Man the sum of what have you. A problem in impure properties carried tediously to an unvarying nil: stalemate of dust and desire.
         

Man the sum of what have you. A problem in impure properties carried tediously to an unvarying nil: stalemate of dust and desire.


William Faulkner
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This page presents the quote "Man the sum of what have you. A problem in impure properties carried tediously to an unvarying nil: stalemate of dust and desire.". Author of this quote is William Faulkner. This quote is about dust, stalemate, men, desire, problem,.