William Faulkner was an American writer who wrote a lot of short stories, plays and novels. Owing to his amazing masterpieces, he was also awarded the Nobel Prize for literature. His novel “The Sound and the Fury” was placed on the 6th position in the list of 100 best English language novels of the 20th century. He also won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction ... William Faulkner biography|
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A mans moral conscience is the curse he had to accept from the gods in order to gain from them the right to dream. (William Faulkner) Related concepts: curse order accept moral conscience |
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A mule will labor ten years willingly and patiently for you, for the privilege of kicking you once. (William Faulkner) Related concepts: labor years willingly privilege kicking |
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A writer must teach himself that the basest of all things is to be afraid. (William Faulkner) Related concepts: things afraid writer himself teach |
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All of us failed to match our dreams of perfection. So I rate us on the basis of our splendid failure to do the impossible. (William Faulkner) Related concepts: match dreams failed perfection basis |
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An artist is a creature driven by demons. He doesn't know why they choose him and hes usually too busy to wonder why. (William Faulkner) Related concepts: driven choose creature artist demons |
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Dont bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself. (William Faulkner) Related concepts: yourself better better contemporaries bother |
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Dont try to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself. (William Faulkner) Related concepts: better contemporaries yourself better |
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Everything goes by the board: honor, pride, decency to get the book written. (William Faulkner) Related concepts: written board: decency honor everything |
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Facts and truth really don't have much to do with each other. (William Faulkner) Related concepts: facts truth really other |
