Harold BloomWe read frequently if unknowingly, in quest of a mind more original than our own.
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We read frequently if unknowingly, in quest of a mind more original than our own. These words by William Faulkner were taken from his Nobel Prize winning novel "The Sound and the Fury". The book is about four brothers, each struggling to define who they are and becoming alienated from each other. The novel also explores the idea of what makes a person unique and how people come to define their own personalities through the stories they create.
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