Truth; that long clean clear simple undeniable unchallengeable straight and shining line, on one side of which black is black and on the other white is white, has now become an angle, a point of view.
WILLIAM FAULKNERThe quality an artist must have is objectivity in judging his work, plus the honesty and courage not to kid himself about it.
More William Faulkner Quotes
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Talk, talk, talk: the utter and heartbreaking stupidity of words.
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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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She was the captain of her soul
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He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary.
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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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There is no such thing as bad whiskey. Some whiskeys just happen to be better than others. But a man shouldn’t fool with booze until he’s fifty; then he’s a damn fool if he doesn’t.
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To live anywhere in the world today and be against equality because of race or color is like living in Alaska and being against snow.
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Only she tried twice and failed twice to find somebody not just strong enough to deserve it, earn it, match it, but even brave enough to accept it.
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Read, read, read. Read everything — trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it.
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Since man is mortal, the only immortality possible for him is to leave something behind him that is immortal since it will always move. This is the artist’s way of scribbling “Kilroy was here” on the wall of the final and irrevocable oblivion through which he must someday pass.
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Wonder. Go on and wonder.
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And sure enough, even waiting will end…if you can just wait long enough.
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A mule will labor ten years willingly and patiently for you, for the privilege of kicking you once.
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I say money has no value; it’s just the way you spend it.
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Teach yourself by your own mistakes; people learn only by error.
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