The salvation of the world is in man’s suffering.
WILLIAM FAULKNERA bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station….
More William Faulkner Quotes
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Tomorrow night is nothing but one long sleepless wrestle with yesterday’s omissions and regrets.
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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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At one time I thought the most important thing was talent.
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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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No matter how young you are or how old you have got. Not for kudos and not for cash: your picture in the paper nor money in the back either. Just refuse to bear them.
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The good artist believes that nobody is good enough to give him advice. He has supreme vanity. No matter how much he admires the old writer, he wants to beat him.
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Civilization begins with distillation
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Try to be better than yourself.
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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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Your illusions are a part of you like your bones and flesh and memory.
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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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I know now that what makes a fool is an inability to take even his own good advice.
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To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi.
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The best fiction is far more true than any journalism.
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A man is the sum of his misfortunes.
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