Time is a fluid condition which has no existence except in the momentary avatars of individual people. There is no such thing as was – only is.
WILLIAM FAULKNEROnly when the clock stops does time come to life
More William Faulkner Quotes
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If there is a God what the hell is He for?
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He must train himself in ruthless intolerance-that is to throw away anything that is false no matter how much he might love that page or that paragraph.
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Hollywood is a place where a man can get stabbed in the back while climbing a ladder.
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And sure enough, even waiting will end…if you can just wait long enough.
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Love doesn’t die; the men and women do.
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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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A mule will labor ten years willingly and patiently for you, for the privilege of kicking you once.
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You get born and you try this and you don’t know why, only you keep on trying it and you are born at the same time with a lot of other people.
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The most important thing is insight, that is to be-curiosity-to wonder, to mull, and to muse why it is that man does what he does, and if you have that, then I don’t think the talent makes much difference, whether you’ve got it or not.
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Believe that man will not merely endure; he will prevail.
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No one is without Christianity, if we agree on what we mean by that word. It is every individual’s individual code of behavior by means of which he makes himself a better human being than his nature wants to be, if he followed his nature only.
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A gentleman accepts the responsibility of his actions and bears the burden of their consequences.
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Read, read read. Read everything.
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Success is feminine and like a woman, if you cringe before her, she will override you
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I have found that the greatest help in meeting any problem with decency and self-respect and whatever courage is demanded, is to know where you yourself stand. That is, to have in words what you believe and are acting from.
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