Maxioms by 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.