William Faulkner

11 quotations
The end of wisdom is to dream high enough to lose the dream in the seeking of it.
William Faulkner · Dreams
Facts and truth really don't have much to do with each other.
William Faulkner · Facts
When my horse is running good, I don't stop to give him sugar.
William Faulkner · Ability
Maybe the only thing worse than having to give gratitude constantly is having to accept it.
William Faulkner · Gratitude
I believe that man will not merely endure; he will prevail.
William Faulkner · Optimism
A mule will labor ten years willingly and patiently for you, for the privilege of kicking you once.
William Faulkner · Patience
The salvation of the world is in man's suffering.
William Faulkner · Suffering
The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
William Faulkner · Action
The tools I need for my work are paper, tobacco, food, and a little whiskey.
William Faulkner · Books - Reading
If I had not existed, someone else would have written me, Hemingway, Dostoevski, all of us.
William Faulkner · Writers and Writing
I never know what I think about something until I read what I've written on it.
William Faulkner · Writers and Writing

Subjects William Faulkner spoke about

Ability Action Books - Reading Dreams Facts Gratitude Optimism Patience Suffering Writers and Writing