If there is a God what the hell is He for?
WILLIAM FAULKNERThey 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.
More William Faulkner Quotes
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You can’t beat women anyhow and that if you are wise or dislike trouble and uproar you don’t even try to.
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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…
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At one time I thought the most important thing was talent.
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Our most treasured family heirloom are our sweet family memories.
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She was the captain of her soul
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War and drink are the two things man is never too poor to buy.
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Good ones don’t have time to bother with success or getting rich.
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Your illusions are a part of you like your bones and flesh and memory.
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It seems hard that a man in his need could be so flouted by a road.
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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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No man can cause more grief than that one clinging blindly to the vices of his ancestors.
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Let the writer take up surgery or bricklaying if he is interested in technique. There is no mechanical way to get the writing done, no shortcut.
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And even a liar can be scared into telling the truth, same as honest man can be tortured into telling a lie.
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A man is the sum of his misfortunes.
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It’s all now you see: tomorrow began yesterday and yesterday won’t be over until tomorrow.
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