Because no battle is ever won he said. They are not even fought. The field only reveals to man his own folly and despair, and victory is an illusion of philosophers and fools.
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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Whatever its symbol – cross or crescent or whatever – that symbol is man’s reminder of his duty inside the human race.
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The most beautiful description of a woman is by understatement.
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We have to start teaching ourselves not to be afraid.
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No battle is ever won … victory is an illusion of philosophers and fools.
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I’d have wasted a lot of time and trouble before I learned that the best way to take all people, black or white, is to take them for what they think they are, then leave them alone.
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I don’t want money badly enough to work for it.
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My own experience has been that the tools I need for my trade are paper, tobacco, food, and a little whisky.
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I never know what I think about something until I read what I’ve written on it.
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I only write when I feel the inspiration. Fortunately, inspiration strikes at 10:00 o’clock every day.
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Unless you’re ashamed of yourself now and then, you’re not honest
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The quotidian demands of life distract from this resonance of images and events, but some of us feel it always.
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The writer’s only responsibility is to his art.
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No man can cause more grief than that one clinging blindly to the vices of his ancestors.
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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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There are some things for which three words are three too many, and three thousand words that many words too less.
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