William Faulkner Quotes
I don't care much for facts, am not much interested in them, you can't stand a fact up, you've got to prop it up, and when you move to one side a little and look at it from that angle, it's not thick enough to cast a shadow in that direction.
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It's not easy trying to navigate your internal world in the public eye.
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People love to see reactions, they love to see emotions that come about.
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Love is a divine flame.
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Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
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Above the cloud with its shadow is the star with its light. Above all things reverence thyself.
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A self-made man may prefer a self-made name.
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I don't care much for facts, am not much interested in them, you can't stand a fact up, you've got to prop it up, and when you move to one side a little and look at it from that angle, it's not thick enough to cast a shadow in that direction.
