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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.

William Faulkner

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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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If happy I can be I will, if suffer I must I can.
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The writer’s only responsibility is to his art.
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Life is a process of preparing to be dead for a long time.
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You could do so much for me if you just would. If you just knew. I am I and you are you and I know it and you don’t know it and you could do so much for me if you just would and if you just would then I could tell you and then nobody would have to know it except you and me.
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She was the captain of her soul
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The young writer would be a fool to follow a theory. Teach yourself by your own mistakes; people learn only by error.
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The next time you try to seduce anyone, don’t do it with talk, with words.
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Don’t bother just to be better than others. Try to be better than yourself.
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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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Writing a first draft is like trying to build a house in a strong wind.
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A man is the sum of his misfortunes. One day you’d think misfortune would get tired but then time is your misfortune
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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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If we in America have reached that point in our desperate culture when we must murder children, no matter for what reason or what color, we don’t deserve to survive, and probably won’t.
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People need trouble – a little frustration to sharpen the spirit on, toughen it.
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