No one individual can tell the truth.
WILLIAM FAULKNERI believe man will not merely endure, he will prevail…because he has a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance.
More William Faulkner Quotes
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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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Don’t do what you can do – try what you can’t do.
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He must train himself in ruthless intolerance-that is to throw away anything that is false no matter how much he might love that page or that paragraph.
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Read, read, read. Read everything — trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it.
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War and drink are the two things man is never too poor to buy.
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The most beautiful description of a woman is by understatement.
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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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I only write when I feel the inspiration. Fortunately, inspiration strikes at 10:00 o’clock every day.
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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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Writing a first draft is like trying to build a house in a strong wind.
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Who gathers the withered rose?
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She was the captain of her soul
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I say money has no value; it’s just the way you spend it.
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At one time I thought the most important thing was talent.
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Don’t be ‘a writer’. Be writing.
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