William Faulkner Quotes
The necessity of the idea creates its own style. The material itself dictates how it should be written.
Quotes to Explore
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We are slaves to whatever we don't understand.
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The world is too violent right now.
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All religions have been made by men.
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In the case of my book, I don't think it's really the coming-out gay novel that everyone really needed, even though it was received as such. The boy is too creepy, he betrays his teacher, the only adult man with whom he's enjoyed a sexual experience, etc.
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The first thing I look at is, 'Is the entrepreneur going after really big problems, to the extent that it feels scary when they talk about it?' You wonder if the idea is possible. I have seen that a lot of times, people go after small problems, and that's a sign that they are not confident.
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I came up with a story and I wrote it.
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It is a matter of simple fact that Icelanders have always been notoriously indolent.
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I used to have a very unmediated experience of food but, because of the recipe testing, I've lost that now. I can't switch it off even when I'm on holiday.
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Atheism is nothing more than the noises reasonable people make when in the presence of religious dogma.
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By now it is evident that the Soviet Union must gain control of Europe to maintain its empire.
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We have no quarrel with a policy that seeks to support human rights.
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The only time to buy these is on a day with no 'y' in it.
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You look at today, it's a different situation. You have a game that has been transformed into a game where almost every shot is either an outside shot - a three-point shot - or a dunk.
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Everyone around me was super-cool and laid back and skinny and tan and volleyball-y, and I was just this neurotic kid who was singing 'Annie Get Your Gun.'
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Any negotiated, peaceful solution to the problems between the United States and peoples, or any people of Latin America, which does not imply force or the use of force, must be addressed in accordance with international principles and norms.
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I am not the kind of leader who pontificates about what should be done - I don't operate on scenarios, and I am not a prophet.
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For me to have the opportunity to stay with one character for, God willing, a long period of time, is really exciting.
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Some things are really sacred and important to other cultures, so you have to be aware, politically, about those things before you just adopt them.
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The new plastic idea thus correctly represents actual aesthetic relationships. To the modern artist, it is a natural consequence of all the plastic ideas of the past. This is particularly true of painting, which is the art least bound to contingencies. The picture can be a pure reflection of life in its deepest essence.
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Our job is only to hold up the mirror - to tell and show the public what has happened.
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I've lived with boys and girls, and I find that boys are generally cleaner than girls. Generally! This is a big generalization!
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It's hard to avoid the past but one goes forward.
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My style is boho chic. I love that time period - the patterns, the prints, the people, the music, the vibe.
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The necessity of the idea creates its own style. The material itself dictates how it should be written.
