William Cuthbert Faulkner (September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962) was an American writer and Nobel Prize laureate from Oxford, Mississippi. Faulkner wrote novels, short stories, a play, poetry, essays, and screenpla...
“You can not swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.” William Faulkner
“You can not swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.”
“In writing, you must kill all your darlings William Faulkner
“In writing, you must kill all your darlings
“We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.” William Faulkner
“We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.”
I feel like a wet seed wild in the hot blind earth.” William Faulkner
I feel like a wet seed wild in the hot blind earth.”
“Don't be 'a writer'. Be writing.” William Faulkner
“Don't be 'a writer'. Be writing.”
“Talk, talk, talk: the utter and heart breaking stupidity of words.” William Faulkner
“Talk, talk, talk: the utter and heart breaking stupidity of words.”
“The past is never dead. It's not even past. William Faulkner
“The past is never dead. It's not even past.
“How often have I lain beneath rain on a strange roof, thinking of home.” William Faulkner
“How often have I lain beneath rain on a strange roof, thinking of home.”
“Given the choice between the experience of pain and nothing, I would choose pain.” William Faulkner
“Given the choice between the experience of pain and nothing, I would choose pain.”
“Pouring out liquor is like burning books.” William Faulkner
“Pouring out liquor is like burning books.”
“If a story is in you, it has to come out.” William Faulkner
“If a story is in you, it has to come out.”
“Dreams have only one owner at a time. That's why dreamers are lonely.” William Faulkner
“Dreams have only one owner at a time. That's why dreamers are lonely.”
