Be scared. You can’t help that. But don’t be afraid.
WILLIAM FAULKNERThe work never matches the dream of perfection the artist has to start with.
More William Faulkner Quotes
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Love doesn’t die; the men and women do.
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Wonder. Go on and wonder.
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Our most treasured family heirloom are our sweet family memories.
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If we in America have reached that point in our desperate culture when we must murder children, no matter for what reason or what color, we don’t deserve to survive, and probably won’t.
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A man is the sum of his misfortunes.
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Artists do; I don’t mean you need to live in a rat hole or gutter, but you have to learn fortitude, endurance. Only vegetables are happy.
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To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi.
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People need trouble – a little frustration to sharpen the spirit on, toughen it.
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The writer’s only responsibility is to his art.
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Hollywood is a place where a man can get stabbed in the back while climbing a ladder.
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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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Read, read read. Read everything.
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Civilization begins with distillation
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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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If people all over the world…would do this, it would change the earth.
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