Who gathers the withered rose?
William FaulknerIf a story is in you, it has to come out.
William FaulknerTags: writing
She forced herself once more to think of nothing, to keep her consciousness immersed, as a little dog that one keeps under water until he has stopped struggling
William FaulknerMy mother is a fish.
William FaulknerThe past is never dead. It's not even past.
William FaulknerAlways dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Do not bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.
William FaulknerTags: inspirational self-improvement personality potential perfectionism
All of us have failed to match our dream of perfection. I rate us on the basis of our splendid failure to do the impossible. If I could write all my work again, I'm convinced I could do it better. This is the healthiest condition for an artist. That's why he keeps working, trying again: he believes each time that this time he will do it, bring it off. Of course he won't.
William FaulknerTags: dreams
There is no was.
William FaulknerA writer needs three things, experience, observation, and imagination, any two of which, at times any one of which, can supply the lack of the others.
William FaulknerA gentleman accepts the responsibility of his actions and bears the burden of their consequences.
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