If there is a God what the hell is He for?
WILLIAM FAULKNERNo one individual can tell the truth.
More William Faulkner Quotes
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War and drink are the two things man is never too poor to buy.
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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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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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Only she tried twice and failed twice to find somebody not just strong enough to deserve it, earn it, match it, but even brave enough to accept it.
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To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi.
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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.
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And even a liar can be scared into telling the truth, same as honest man can be tortured into telling a lie.
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The only thing worth writing about is the human heart in conflict with itself
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Women know more about words than men ever will. And they know how little they can ever possibly mean.
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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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Wonder. Go on and wonder.
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Don’t bother just to be better than others. Try to be better than yourself.
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The salvation of the world is in man’s suffering.
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Given the choice between the experience of pain and nothing, I would choose pain.
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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.
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