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Writing a first draft is like trying to build a house in a strong wind.

William Faulkner

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
You could do so much for me if you just would. If you just knew. I am I and you are you and I know it and you don’t know it and you could do so much for me if you just would and if you just would then I could tell you and then nobody would have to know it except you and me.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Could Do Except Just Know Knowmobidy Me Much Not So 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
No one individual can tell the truth.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Individual No One Tell Truth
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.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Bear Dishonor Injustice Must never Outrage Refuse Shame Some Stop Thing Think Unable Walkways
Tomorrow night is nothing but one long sleepless wrestle with yesterday’s omissions and regrets.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Long Night Nothing Omisison One Regret Sleppeless Tomorrow Wrest
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.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Curiosity Important Insight Man Most Muse Talent Think Whether Wonder
If you, not just you in this room tonight, but in all the thousands of other rooms like this one about the world today and tomorrow and next week, will do this, not as a class or classes, but as individuals, men and women, you will change the earth.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Classic Earth Individual Men Next Room Thousand Today Tonight Week Women
If happy I can be I will, if suffer I must I can.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Can Happy Must Suffer Will
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
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.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Day Drink Eat Eight Hour Make Man One Shame Thing Work
Try to be better than yourself.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Be Beter To Try Yourself
Fear is the most damnable, damaging thing to human personality in the whole world.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Damnable Fear Human Most Personally Thing Whole World
Pouring out liquor is like burning books.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Book Burn Like Liquior Out Pour
A man. All men. He will pass up a hundred chances to do good for one chance to meddle where meddling is not wanted. He will overlook and fail to see chances, opportunities, for riches and fame and welldoing, and even sometimes for evil. But he won’t fail to see a chance to meddle.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

A Man All Men Chance Choose Evil Fame Good Hundred Meddel Meddle Meddling One Opportunities Pass Riche Sometimes Want Welldoing
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

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