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The best fiction is far more true than any journalism.

William Faulkner

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If we Americans are to survive it will have to be because we choose and elect and defend to be first of all Americans; to present to the world one homogeneous and unbroken front, whether of white Americans or black ones or purple or blue or green…
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Because Choose Color Country Elect First Front Homogeneous One Present Survive Unbroken World
There is no such thing as bad whiskey. Some whiskeys just happen to be better than others. But a man shouldn’t fool with booze until he’s fifty; then he’s a damn fool if he doesn’t.
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Bad Better Booze Fifty Fool Happen Man Other Some Such Thing Until Whiskey
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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Capitalist Demand Expect Influence Life Live Long Money People System Under
The next time you try to seduce anyone, don’t do it with talk, with words.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Anyone Next Seduce Talk Time Try With Word
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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Accept Brave Deserve Earn Enough Fail Find Match Only She Somebody Try Twice
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
They say that it is the practiced liar who can deceive. But so often the practiced and chronic liar deceives only himself; it is the man who all his life has been selfconvicted of veracity whose lies find quickest credence.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Chronic Deceive Himself Liar Lie Only Practical Quickest Say Selfconvicted Veracity
The end of wisdom is to dream high enough to lose the dream in the seeking of it.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Dream End Enough IT Lose Seek Wisdom
Wonder. Go on and wonder.
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Go On Wonder
The most important thing is insight, that is to be – curious – to wonder, to mull, and to muse why it is that man does what he does.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Amn Curious Does Important Insight Most Muil Muse Thing Wonder
Unless you’re ashamed of yourself now and then, you’re not honest
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Honest Then Unless Ashamed Yourself
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
I could smell the curves of the river beyond the dusk and I saw the last light supine and tranquil upon tideflats like pieces of broken mirror, then beyond them lights began in the pale clear air, trembling a little like butterflies hovering a long way off.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Beyond Broken Butterfly Could Curve Dusk Last Light Like Mirror Piece River Saw Smell Supinem Tranquil Tideflat Trembling Upon
If there is a God what the hell is He for?
WILLIAM FAULKNER

For God Hell
Women know more about words than men ever will. And they know how little they can ever possibly mean.
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Ever Kno Mean Men More Possibly Women Wor
Read, read, read. Read everything — trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Bad Classic Do Everything Good How Read Trash

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