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Showing posts with label William Faulkner. Show all posts
Showing posts with label William Faulkner. Show all posts

Sunday, March 7, 2021

Writing Quote by William Faulkner: Always Dream and Shoot Higher Than You Know You Can Do.


"Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Do not bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself."
 
 – William Faulkner

(September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962)

William Cuthbert Faulkner was an American writer and Nobel Prize laureate from Oxford, Mississippi. Faulkner wrote novels, short stories, screenplays, poetry, essays, and a play. Wikipedia


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Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Writing Quote by William Faulkner: Read Everything to Learn How to Write

William Faulkner

“Read, read, read. Read everything — trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You’ll absorb it. Then write. If it’s good, you’ll find out. If it’s not, throw it out of the window.” 


— William Faulkner

(September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962)


William Cuthbert Faulkner was an American writer and Nobel Prize laureate from Oxford, Mississippi. Faulkner wrote novels, short stories, screenplays, poetry, essays, and a play. Wikipedia


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Writing Quote by William Faulkner: Take Chances With Your Writing


"Get it down. Take chances. It may be bad, but it’s the only way you can do anything really good."
 
 – William Faulkner

(September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962)

William Cuthbert Faulkner was an American writer and Nobel Prize laureate from Oxford, Mississippi. Faulkner wrote novels, short stories, screenplays, poetry, essays, and a play. Wikipedia


William Faulkner books at Amazon

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