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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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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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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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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.

by William Faulkner Found in: Frustration Quotes,
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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.

by William Faulkner Found in: Dream Quotes,
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