A gentleman accepts the responsibility of his actions and bears the burden of their consequences.
WILLIAM FAULKNERLove doesn’t die; the men and women do.
More William Faulkner Quotes
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The work never matches the dream of perfection the artist has to start with.
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I give you the mausoleum of all hope and desire…
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Read, read, read. Read everything — trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it.
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A man is the sum of his misfortunes. One day you’d think misfortune would get tired but then time is your misfortune
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We have to start teaching ourselves not to be afraid.
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Pouring out liquor is like burning books.
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The writer’s only responsibility is to his art.
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I believe man will not merely endure, he will prevail…because he has a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance.
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History is not was, it is.
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Be scared. You can’t help that. But don’t be afraid.
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Our most treasured family heirloom are our sweet family memories.
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And even a liar can be scared into telling the truth, same as honest man can be tortured into telling a lie.
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Civilization begins with distillation
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The only thing worth writing about is the human heart in conflict with itself
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Haunted by wrong turns and roads not taken, we pursue images perceived as new but whose providence dates to the dim dramas of childhood, which are themselves but ripples of consequence echoing down the generations.
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