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Colonel Sartoris Quotes
Two of the best book quotes from Colonel Sartoris
#1
“Colonel Sartoris invented an involved tale to the effect that Miss Emily’s father had loaned money to the town, which the town, as a matter of business, preferred this way of repaying.”
author
William Faulkner
book
A Rose for Emily
characters
The Colonel
Mr. Grierson
concepts
hiding the truth
compassion
repayment
respect for the dead
#2
“Only a man of Colonel Sartoris’ generation and thought could have invented it, and only a woman could have believed it.”
author
William Faulkner
book
A Rose for Emily
characters
The Colonel
Narrator
concepts
different versions of reality
manipulation
age
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