MintQuotes

“A writer is congenitally unable to tell the truth and that is why we call what he writes fiction.” — William Faulkner

“The best job that was ever offered to me was to become a landlord in a brothel. In my opinion it's the perfect milieu for an artist to work in.” — William Faulkner

“You should approach Joyce's Ulysses as the illiterate Baptist preacher approaches the Old Testament: with faith.” — William Faulkner

“A mule will labor ten years willingly and patiently for you, for the privilege of kicking you once.” — William Faulkner

“Tomorrow night is nothing but one long sleepless wrestle with yesterday's omissions and regrets.” — William Faulkner

“I feel like a wet seed wild in the hot blind earth.” — William Faulkner