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

Quote by William Faulkner

Topics: William Faulkner Quotes

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...

The past is not dead. In fact, it's not even past.

The past is not dead. In fact, it's not even past.

To live anywhere in the world today and be against equality because of race or...

To live anywhere in the world today and be against equality because of race or...

My own experience has been that the tools I need for my trade are paper,...

My own experience has been that the tools I need for my trade are paper,...

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...

An artist is a creature driven by demons. He doesn't know why they choose him...

An artist is a creature driven by demons. He doesn't know why they choose him...

If I had not existed, someone else would have written me, Hemingway, Dostoevski, all of...

If I had not existed, someone else would have written me, Hemingway, Dostoevski, all of...

Everything goes by the board: honor, pride, decency to get the book written.

Everything goes by the board: honor, pride, decency to get the book written.

Given a choice between grief and nothing, I'd choose grief.

Given a choice between grief and nothing, I'd choose grief.

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...

A gentleman can live through anything.

A gentleman can live through anything.

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...

We have to start teaching ourselves not to be afraid

We have to start teaching ourselves not to be afraid

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...

Tomorrow night is nothing but one long sleepless wrestle with yesterday's omissions and regrets.

Tomorrow night is nothing but one long sleepless wrestle with yesterday's omissions and regrets.

It wasn't until the Nobel Prize that they really thawed out. They couldn't understand my...

It wasn't until the Nobel Prize that they really thawed out. They couldn't understand my...

Clocks slay time... time is dead as long as it is being clicked off by...

Clocks slay time... time is dead as long as it is being clicked off by...

The poet's voice need not merely be the record of man, it can be one...

The poet's voice need not merely be the record of man, it can be one...

Poets are like baseball pitchers. Both have their moments. The intervals are the tough things.

Poets are like baseball pitchers. Both have their moments. The intervals are the tough things.

Always be a poet, even in prose.

Always be a poet, even in prose.