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Writing a first draft is like trying to build a house in a strong wind.

William Faulkner

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An artist is a creature driven by demons. He don’t know why they choose him and he’s usually too busy to wonder why. He is completely amoral in that he will rob, borrow, beg, or steal from anybody and everybody to get the work done.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Artist Beg Choose Creature Demon Done Driven Everybody Steal Wonder Work
You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Courage Horizon Lose New Shore Sight Swim Until
Don’t bother just to be better than others. Try to be better than yourself.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Better Bother Just Other Try Yourself
Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You’ll absorb it. Then write. If it’s good, you’ll find out. If it’s not, throw it out of the window.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Absorb Apprentice Carpenter Good Just Like Master Out Raed Study Window Write
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.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Afraid Already Before Cling Ever Fellow Got might More Risk Trouble Use
If we Americans are to survive it will have to be because we choose and elect and defend to be first of all Americans; to present to the world one homogeneous and unbroken front, whether of white Americans or black ones or purple or blue or green…
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Because Choose Color Country Elect First Front Homogeneous One Present Survive Unbroken World
Try to be better than yourself.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Be Beter To Try Yourself
There are some things for which three words are three too many, and three thousand words that many words too less.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Less Many Some Thing Thousand Three Too Word
There is no such thing as bad whiskey. Some whiskeys just happen to be better than others. But a man shouldn’t fool with booze until he’s fifty; then he’s a damn fool if he doesn’t.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Bad Better Booze Fifty Fool Happen Man Other Some Such Thing Until Whiskey
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.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Curiosity Important Insight Man Most Muse Talent Think Whether Wonder
Unless you’re ashamed of yourself now and then, you’re not honest
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Honest Then Unless Ashamed Yourself
So, never be afraid. Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion, against injustice and lying and greed.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Afraid Against Compassion Greed Honesty Injustice Lie never Raise Truth Voice
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

Being Click Clock Come Dead Life Little Long Stay Stop Time Wheel
If happy I can be I will, if suffer I must I can.
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Can Happy Must Suffer Will
At one time I thought the most important thing was talent.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Important Most One Talent Thought Time
The only thing worth writing about is the human heart in conflict with itself
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Conflict Heart Human Itself Only Thing Worth Writing

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