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.
WILLIAM FAULKNERSo, never be afraid. Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion, against injustice and lying and greed.
More William Faulkner Quotes
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Read, read read. Read everything.
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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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The ideal woman which is in every man’s mind is evoked by a word or phrase or the shape of her wrist, her hand.
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No man can cause more grief than that one clinging blindly to the vices of his ancestors.
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The quality an artist must have is objectivity in judging his work, plus the honesty and courage not to kid himself about it.
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You get born and you try this and you don’t know why, only you keep on trying it and you are born at the same time with a lot of other people.
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Writing a first draft is like trying to build a house in a strong wind.
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Don’t do what you can do – try what you can’t do.
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Nothing can destroy the good writer. The only thing that can alter the good writer is death.
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How false the most profound book turns out to be when applied to life.
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Our most treasured family heirloom are our sweet family memories.
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Some things you must always be unable to bear. Some things you must never stop refusing to bear. Injustice and outrage and dishonor and shame.
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Teach yourself by your own mistakes; people learn only by error.
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Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You’ll absorb it. Then write. If it’s good, you’ll find out. If it’s not, throw it out of the window.
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The end of wisdom is to dream high enough to lose the dream in the seeking of it.
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