A writer must teach himself that the basest of all things is... - William Faulkner

"Everyone in the South has no time for reading because they are all too busy writing."

"The best fiction is far more true than any journalism."

"The saddest thing about love, Joe, is that not only the love cannot last forever, but even the heartbreak is soon forgotten."

"You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore."

"It's a shame that the only thing a man can do for eight hours a day is work. He can't eat for eight hours; he can't drink for eight hours; he can't make love for eight hours. The only thing a man can do for eight hours is work."