William Faulkner Quotes

Collection of phrases and quotes of William Faulkner.

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Clocks kill time. Time is dead as long as it is being marked off by little wheels; only when the clock stops does time come to life.

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We all fail to achieve our dreams of perfection, so we grade ourselves based on our splendid failure in trying to achieve the impossible.

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If I had the chance to choose between the experience of pain and nothingness, I would choose pain.

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The saddest thing about love, Joe, is not that it doesn't last forever, but that even heartbreak is soon forgotten.

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Never waste time regretting mistakes. Just don't forget them.

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The battlefield only reveals to man his own stupidity and despair, and victory is an illusion of philosophers and fools.