It’s not when you realize that nothing can help you — religion, pride, anything — it’s when you realize that you don’t need any aid.
WILLIAM FAULKNERMen have been pacifists for every reason under the sun except to avoid danger and fighting.
More William Faulkner Quotes
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And sure enough, even waiting will end…if you can just wait long enough.
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Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed.
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I believe man will not merely endure, he will prevail…because he has a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance.
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Success is feminine and like a woman, if you cringe before her, she will override you
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Life is a process of preparing to be dead for a long time.
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A gentleman accepts the responsibility of his actions and bears the burden of their consequences.
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Wonder. Go on and wonder.
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Don’t do what you can do – try what you can’t do.
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I say money has no value; it’s just the way you spend it.
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A writer needs three things, experience, observation, and imagination, any two of which, at times any one of which, can supply the lack of the others.
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Civilization begins with distillation
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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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Be scared. You can’t help that. But don’t be afraid.
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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.
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A man is the sum of his misfortunes.
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