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William Styron

Birthname

Birthday: June 11, 1925

Death: December 1, 2006

Educated At: Duke University, Davidson College

Manner of Death: Natural Causes

Nationality: United States Of America

Occupations: Autobiographer, Officer, Playwright, Literary Critic, Novelist

Total quotes: 2

“A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading.”

— William Styron, Conversations with William Styron

Tagged: Reading, Books, Living, Life

“The pain of severe depression is quite unimaginable to those who have not suffered it, and it kills in many instances because its anguish can no longer be borne. The prevention of many suicides will continue to be hindered until there is a general awareness of the nature of this pain.”

— William Styron, Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness

Tagged: Depression, Suicide, anguish

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