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.
WILLIAM FAULKNERAs long as I live under the capitalistic system I expect to have my life influenced by the demands of moneyed people.
More William Faulkner Quotes
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The past is never dead. It’s not even past. All of us labor in webs spun long before we were born, webs of heredity and environment, of desire and consequence, of history and eternity.
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Clocks slay time… time is dead as long as it is being clicked off by little wheels; only when the clock stops does time come to life.
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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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Read, read, read. Read everything — trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it.
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Civilization begins with distillation
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To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi.
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No battle is ever won … victory is an illusion of philosophers and fools.
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It’s not when you realize that nothing can help you — religion, pride, anything — it’s when you realize that you don’t need any aid.
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The past is never dead, it is not even past.
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Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed.
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Perhaps they were right putting love into books. Perhaps it could not live anywhere else.
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The salvation of the world is in man’s suffering.
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The best fiction is far more true than any journalism.
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One of the saddest things is that the only thing that a man can do for eight hours a day, day after day, is work. You can’t eat…nor make love for eight hours…
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A fellow is more afraid of the trouble he might have than he ever is of the trouble he’s already got. He’ll cling to trouble he’s used to before he’ll risk a change.
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