All William Faulkner Quotes
I believe that man will not merely endure. He will prevail. He is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance.
William Faulkner
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Tomorrow night is nothing but one long sleepless wrestle with yesterday's omissions and regrets.
William Faulkner
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We have to start teaching ourselves not to be afraid.
William Faulkner
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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
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Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.
William Faulkner
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I have found that the greatest help in meeting any problem is to know where you yourself stand. That is, to have in words what you believe and are acting from.
William Faulkner
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Hollywood is a place where a man can get stabbed in the back while climbing a ladder.
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A mule will labor ten years willingly and patiently for you, for the privilege of kicking you once.
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