A man. All men. He will pass up a hundred chances to do good for one chance to meddle where meddling is not wanted. He will overlook and fail to see chances, opportunities, for riches and fame and welldoing, and even sometimes for evil. But he won’t fail to see a chance to meddle.
WILLIAM FAULKNERThe aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means and hold it fixed so that a hundred years later, when a stranger looks at it, it moves again since it is life.
More William Faulkner Quotes
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If there is a God what the hell is He for?
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I love Virginians because Virginians are all snobs and I like snobs. A snob has to spend so much time being a snob that he has little time left to meddle with you.
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And sure enough, even waiting will end…if you can just wait long enough.
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It’s a shame that the only thing a man can do for eight hours a day is work. He can’t eat for eight hours; he can’t drink for eight hours; he can’t make love for eight hours. The only thing a man can do for eight hours is work.
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Our most treasured family heirloom are our sweet family memories.
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It seems hard that a man in his need could be so flouted by a road.
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No man can cause more grief than that one clinging blindly to the vices of his ancestors.
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I only write when I feel the inspiration. Fortunately, inspiration strikes at 10:00 o’clock every day.
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Men have been pacifists for every reason under the sun except to avoid danger and fighting.
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I don’t want money badly enough to work for it.
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Some things you must always be unable to bear. Some things you must never stop refusing to bear. Injustice and outrage and dishonor and shame.
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Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed.
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We have to start teaching ourselves not to be afraid.
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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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Who gathers the withered rose?
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