A mule will labor ten years willingly and patiently for you, for the privilege of kicking you once.
WILLIAM FAULKNERTo understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi.
More William Faulkner Quotes
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Remember, all Tolstoy ever said to describe Anna Karenina was that she was beautiful and could see in the dark like a cat. Every man has a different idea of what’s beautiful, and it’s best to take the gesture, the shadow of the branch, and let the mind create the tree.
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Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.
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We have to start teaching ourselves not to be afraid.
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The only thing worth writing about is the human heart in conflict with itself
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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.
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As long as I live under the capitalistic system I expect to have my life influenced by the demands of moneyed people.
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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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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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So, never be afraid. Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion, against injustice and lying and greed.
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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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Good ones don’t have time to bother with success or getting rich.
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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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It seems hard that a man in his need could be so flouted by a road.
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Be scared. You can’t help that. But don’t be afraid.
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And sure enough, even waiting will end…if you can just wait long enough.
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