The most beautiful description of a woman is by understatement.
WILLIAM FAULKNERRead, read read. Read everything.
More William Faulkner Quotes
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No battle is ever won … victory is an illusion of philosophers and fools.
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A man is the sum of his misfortunes.
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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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If there is a God what the hell is He for?
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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.
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Only when the clock stops does time come to life
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Writing a first draft is like trying to build a house in a strong wind.
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Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do.
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Believe that man will not merely endure; he will prevail.
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Civilization begins with distillation
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Good ones don’t have time to bother with success or getting rich.
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Success is feminine and like a woman, if you cringe before her, she will override you
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The past is never dead. It’s not even past. All of us labor in webs spun long before we were born, webs of heredity and environment, of desire and consequence, of history and eternity.
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The best fiction is far more true than any journalism.
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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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