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The problems of the human heart in conflict with itself which alone can make good writing because only that is worth writing about, worth the agony and the sweat

William Faulkner

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Pouring out liquor is like burning books.
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Book Burn Like Liquior Out Pour
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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Curiosity Important Insight Man Most Muse Talent Think Whether Wonder
You don’t love because: you love despite; not for the virtues, but despite the faults.
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Despite Fault Love Virtue You
I give it to you not that you may remember time, but that you might forget it now and then for a moment and not spend all of your breath trying to conquer it. Because no battle is ever won he said. They are not even fought.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Battle Breath Conquer Ever Fought Give Moment Remember Spend Time Try Won
The good artist believes that nobody is good enough to give him advice. He has supreme vanity. No matter how much he admires the old writer, he wants to beat him.
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Admire Advice Artist Beat Believe Enough Good Matter Much Nobody Supreme
Time is a fluid condition which has no existence except in the momentary avatars of individual people. There is no such thing as was – only is.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Avatar Condition Existence Fluid Individual Momentary No Only People Such Thing Time
Perhaps they were right putting love into books. Perhaps it could not live anywhere else.
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Anywhere Book Else Live Love Perhaps Put Right
An artist is a creature driven by demons. He don’t know why they choose him and he’s usually too busy to wonder why. He is completely amoral in that he will rob, borrow, beg, or steal from anybody and everybody to get the work done.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Artist Beg Choose Creature Demon Done Driven Everybody Steal Wonder Work
I have found that the greatest help in meeting any problem with decency and self-respect and whatever courage is demanded, is to know where you yourself stand. That is, to have in words what you believe and are acting from.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Act Believe Courage Decency Demand Great Help Know Meet Problem Respect Self
Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Always Can Cream Do Higher Know Shoot You
Since man is mortal, the only immortality possible for him is to leave something behind him that is immortal since it will always move. This is the artist’s way of scribbling “Kilroy was here” on the wall of the final and irrevocable oblivion through which he must someday pass.
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Always Artist Behind Final Important Importantly Irrevocable Leave Man Mortal Oblivion Pass Possible Since Someday Something Through Wall
No battle is ever won … victory is an illusion of philosophers and fools.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Battle Ever Fool Illusion No Philosopher Victory Won
How false the most profound book turns out to be when applied to life.
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Apply Book False Life Most Profound Turn
I give you the mausoleum of all hope and desire…
WILLIAM FAULKNER

All Desire Give Hope Mausoleum
Clocks slay time… time is dead as long as it is being clicked off by little wheels; only when the clock stops does time come to life.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Being Click Clock Come Dead Life Little Long Stay Stop Time Wheel
Don’t bother just to be better than others. Try to be better than yourself.
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Better Bother Just Other Try Yourself

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