“Your illusions are a part of you like your bones and flesh and memory.”
— William Faulkner
“The artist doesn't have time to listen to the critics. The ones who want to be writers read the reviews, the ones who want to write don't have the time to read reviews.”
— William Faulkner
“Tomorrow night is nothing but one long sleepless wrestle with yesterday's omissions and regrets.”
— William Faulkner
“Most men are a little better than their circumstances give them a chance to be.”
— William Faulkner
“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. No matter how young you are or how old you have got. Not for kudos and not for cash: your picture in the paper nor money in the bank either. Just refuse to bear them.”
— William Faulkner
“Even a liar can be scared into telling the truth, same as an honest man can be tortured into telling a lie.”
— William Faulkner
“A gentleman accepts the responsibility of his actions and bears the burden of their consequences.”
— William Faulkner
“It seems impossible for a man to learn the value of money without first having to learn to waste it.”
— William Faulkner
“Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world... would do this, it would change the earth.”
— William Faulkner
“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