William Faulkner

The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means and hold it fixed so read more

The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means and hold it fixed so that a hundred years later, when a stranger looks at it, it moves again since it is life.

To live anywhere in the world today and be against equality because of race or color is like living in read more

To live anywhere in the world today and be against equality because of race or color is like living in Alaska and being against snow.

The end of wisdom is to dream high enough to lose the dream in the seeking of it.

The end of wisdom is to dream high enough to lose the dream in the seeking of it.

People need trouble -- a little frustration to sharpen the spirit on, toughen it. Artists do; I don't mean you read more

People need trouble -- a little frustration to sharpen the spirit on, toughen it. Artists do; I don't mean you need to live in a rat hole or gutter, but you have to learn fortitude, endurance. Only vegetables are happy.

All of us failed to match our dreams of perfection. So I rate us on the basis of our splendid read more

All of us failed to match our dreams of perfection. So I rate us on the basis of our splendid failure to do the impossible.