We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.
WILLIAM FAULKNERWe have to start teaching ourselves not to be afraid.
More William Faulkner Quotes
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Believe that man will not merely endure; he will prevail.
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The 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.
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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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Our most treasured family heirloom are our sweet family memories.
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A gentleman accepts the responsibility of his actions and bears the burden of their consequences.
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If people all over the world…would do this, it would change the earth.
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If there is a God what the hell is He for?
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If a story is in you, it has to come out.
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And sure enough, even waiting will end…if you can just wait long enough.
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Nothing can destroy the good writer. The only thing that can alter the good writer is death.
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Like a fellow running from or toward a gun ain’t got time to worry whether the word for what he is doing is courage or cowardice.
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The work never matches the dream of perfection the artist has to start with.
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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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Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed.
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I never know what I think about something until I read what I’ve written on it.
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