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The quality an artist must have is objectivity in judging his work, plus the honesty and courage not to kid himself about it.
William Faulkner
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William Faulkner
Age: 64 †
Born: 1897
Born: September 25
Died: 1962
Died: July 6
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She wouldn't say what we both knew. 'The reason you will not say it is, when you say it, even to yourself, you will know it is true: is that it? But you know it is true now. I can almost tell you the day when you knew it is true. Why won't you say it, even to yourself?' She will not say it.
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My ideal job? Landlord of a bordello! The company's good and the mornings are quiet, which is the best time to write.
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Talk, talk, talk: the utter and heartbreaking stupidity of words.
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This is a free country. Folks have a right to send me letters, and I have a right not to read them.
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