A writer must teach himself that the basest of all things is... - William Faulkner
"A writer must teach himself that the basest of all things is to be afraid."
"A writer must teach himself that the basest of all things is to be afraid."
"Get it down. Take chances. It may be bad, but it's the only way you can do anything good."
"The saddest thing about love, Joe, is that not only the love cannot last forever, but even the heartbreak is soon forgotten."
"Everyone in the South has no time for reading because they are all too busy writing."
"Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself."
"The best fiction is far more true than any journalism."