A writer must teach himself that the basest of all things is to be afraid.

Quote by William Faulkner

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It's a shame that the only thing a man can do for eight hours a...

It's a shame that the only thing a man can do for eight hours a...

The artist doesn't have time to listen to the critics. The ones who want to...

The artist doesn't have time to listen to the critics. The ones who want to...

It's a shame that the only thing a man can do for eight hours a...

It's a shame that the only thing a man can do for eight hours a...

You should approach Joyce's Ulysses as the illiterate Baptist preacher approaches the Old Testament: with...

You should approach Joyce's Ulysses as the illiterate Baptist preacher approaches the Old Testament: with...

Maybe the only thing worse than having to give gratitude constantly is having to accept...

Maybe the only thing worse than having to give gratitude constantly is having to accept...

The last sound on the worthless earth will be two human beings trying to launch...

The last sound on the worthless earth will be two human beings trying to launch...

Memory believes before knowing remembers. Believes longer than recollects, longer than knowing even wonders.

Memory believes before knowing remembers. Believes longer than recollects, longer than knowing even wonders.

To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi.

To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi.

It is my aim, and every effort bent, that the sum and history of my...

It is my aim, and every effort bent, that the sum and history of my...

Hollywood is a place where a man can get stabbed in the back while climbing...

Hollywood is a place where a man can get stabbed in the back while climbing...

If a writer has to rob his mother, he will not hesitate: The 'Ode on...

If a writer has to rob his mother, he will not hesitate: The 'Ode on...

Pointless... like giving caviar to an elephant.

Pointless... like giving caviar to an elephant.

Some things you must always be unable to bear. Some things you must never stop...

Some things you must always be unable to bear. Some things you must never stop...

I don't think anybody can teach anybody anything. I think that you learn it, but...

I don't think anybody can teach anybody anything. I think that you learn it, but...

The scattered tea goes with the leaves and every day a sunset dies.

The scattered tea goes with the leaves and every day a sunset dies.

There is something about jumping a horse over a fence, something that makes you feel...

There is something about jumping a horse over a fence, something that makes you feel...

Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better...

Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better...

Trying the way we do every time we look in a mirror to figure out...

Trying the way we do every time we look in a mirror to figure out...

There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that lost...

There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that lost...

Try, try, try, and keep on trying is the rule that must be followed to...

Try, try, try, and keep on trying is the rule that must be followed to...