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Maxioms by William Faulkner

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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.

by William Faulkner Found in: Dreams Quotes,
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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.

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Clocks slay time... time is dead as long as it is being clicked off by little wheels; only when the read more

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

by William Faulkner Found in: Time Quotes,
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We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.

We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.

by William Faulkner Found in: Freedom Quotes,
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The salvation of the world is in man's suffering.

The salvation of the world is in man's suffering.

by William Faulkner Found in: Suffering Quotes,
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