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William Faulkner Quotes

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 Picture Quote #1

Nothing can destroy the good writer. The only thing that can alter the good writer is death. Good ones don’t have time to bother with success or getting rich Picture Quote #1

I’m bad and I’m going to hell, and I don’t care. I’d rather be in hell than anywhere where you are Picture Quote #1

Read, read, read. Read everything -- trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. 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 Picture Quote #1

A dream is not a very safe thing to be near... I know; I had one once. It’s like a loaded pistol with a hair trigger: if it stays alive long enough, somebody is going to be hurt. But if it’s a good dream, it’s worth it Picture Quote #1

It seems impossible for a man to learn the value of money without first having to learn to waste it Picture Quote #1

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We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it Picture Quote #1

Tomorrow night is nothing but one long sleepless wrestle with yesterday's omissions and regrets Picture Quote #1

Fear is the most damnable, damaging thing to human personality in the whole world Picture Quote #1

You have to write badly in order to write well Picture Quote #1

A man is the sum of his misfortunes Picture Quote #1

Purity is a negative state and therefore contrary to nature Picture Quote #1

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A man never gets anywhere if facts and his ledgers don’t square Picture Quote #1

Your illusions are a part of you like your bones and flesh and memory Picture Quote #1

Love in the young requires as little of hope as of desire to feed upon Picture Quote #1

The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means Picture Quote #1

A writer must teach himself that the basest of all things is to be afraid Picture Quote #1

Everything goes by the board: honor, pride, decency to get the book written Picture Quote #1

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Given the choice between the experience of pain and nothing, I would choose pain Picture Quote #1

I would say that music is the easiest means in which to express, but since words are my talent, I must try to express clumsily in words what the pure music would have done better Picture Quote #1

I’m inclined to think that a military background wouldn’t hurt anyone Picture Quote #1

Memory believes before knowing remembers. Believes longer than recollects, longer than knowing even wonders Picture Quote #1

A gentleman accepts the responsibility of his actions and bears the burden of their consequences Picture Quote #1

Most men are a little better than their circumstances give them a chance to be Picture Quote #1

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He is thinking quietly: I should not have got out of the habit of prayer Picture Quote #1

Perhaps they were right putting love into books. Perhaps it could not live anywhere else Picture Quote #1

Just when do men that have different blood in them stop hating one another? Picture Quote #1

... how false the most profound book turns out to be when applied to life Picture Quote #1

The only thing worth writing about is the human heart in conflict with itself Picture Quote #1

And sure enough, even waiting will end... if you can just wait long enough Picture Quote #1

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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. (William Faulkner Quotes) Nothing can destroy the good writer. The only thing that can alter the good writer is death. Good ones don’t have time to bother with success or getting rich. (William Faulkner Quotes) I’m bad and I’m going to hell, and I don’t care. I’d rather be in hell than anywhere where you are. (William Faulkner Quotes) Read, read, read. Read everything -- trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. 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. (William Faulkner Quotes) A dream is not a very safe thing to be near... I know; I had one once. It’s like a loaded pistol with a hair trigger: if it stays alive long enough, somebody is going to be hurt. But if it’s a good dream, it’s worth it. (William Faulkner Quotes) It seems impossible for a man to learn the value of money without first having to learn to waste it. (William Faulkner Quotes) We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it (William Faulkner Quotes) Tomorrow night is nothing but one long sleepless wrestle with yesterday's omissions and regrets (William Faulkner Quotes) Fear is the most damnable, damaging thing to human personality in the whole world (William Faulkner Quotes) You have to write badly in order to write well (William Faulkner Quotes) A man is the sum of his misfortunes (William Faulkner Quotes) Purity is a negative state and therefore contrary to nature (William Faulkner Quotes) A man never gets anywhere if facts and his ledgers don’t square (William Faulkner Quotes) Your illusions are a part of you like your bones and flesh and memory (William Faulkner Quotes) Love in the young requires as little of hope as of desire to feed upon (William Faulkner Quotes) The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means (William Faulkner Quotes) A writer must teach himself that the basest of all things is to be afraid (William Faulkner Quotes) Everything goes by the board: honor, pride, decency to get the book written (William Faulkner Quotes) Given the choice between the experience of pain and nothing, I would choose pain (William Faulkner Quotes) I would say that music is the easiest means in which to express, but since words are my talent, I must try to express clumsily in words what the pure music would have done better (William Faulkner Quotes) I’m inclined to think that a military background wouldn’t hurt anyone (William Faulkner Quotes) Memory believes before knowing remembers. Believes longer than recollects, longer than knowing even wonders (William Faulkner Quotes) A gentleman accepts the responsibility of his actions and bears the burden of their consequences (William Faulkner Quotes) Most men are a little better than their circumstances give them a chance to be (William Faulkner Quotes) He is thinking quietly: I should not have got out of the habit of prayer (William Faulkner Quotes) Perhaps they were right putting love into books. Perhaps it could not live anywhere else (William Faulkner Quotes) Just when do men that have different blood in them stop hating one another? (William Faulkner Quotes) ... how false the most profound book turns out to be when applied to life (William Faulkner Quotes) The only thing worth writing about is the human heart in conflict with itself (William Faulkner Quotes) And sure enough, even waiting will end... if you can just wait long enough (William Faulkner Quotes)

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