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No man can write who is not first a humanitarian
William Faulkner
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William Faulkner
Age: 64 †
Born: 1897
Born: September 25
Died: 1962
Died: July 6
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Be scared. You can't help that. But don't be afraid.
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The reason I don't like interviews is that I seem to react violently to personal questions. If the questions are about the work, I try to answer them. When they are about me, I may answer or I may not, but even if I do, if the same question is asked tomorrow, the answer may be different.
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People ... have tried to evoke God or devil to justify them in what their glands insisted upon.
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Surely heaven must have something of the color and shape of whatever village or hill or cottage of which the believer says, This is my own.
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She is like all the rest of them. Whether they are seventeen or fortyseven, when they finally come to surrender completely, it's going to be in words.
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You must always know the past, for there is no real Was, there is only Is.
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The writer in America isn't part of the culture of this country. He's like a fine dog. People like him around, but he's of no use.
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