...I give you the mausoleum of all hope and desire...I give it to you …

William Faulkner
277 citations
...I give you the mausoleum of all hope and desire...I give it to you not that you may remember time, but that you might forget it now and then for a moment and not spend all of your breath trying to conquer it. Because no battle is ever won he said. They are not even fought. The field only reveals to man his own folly and despair, and victory is an illusion of philosophers and fools. ✨ The Sound and the Fury pt. 2 (1929)
Hope Time
9

More Author Quotes

Sin and love and fear are just sounds that people who never sinned nor loved nor feared have for what they never had and cannot have until they forget the words ✨ William Faulkner (1954). The Best of … ▶
There is no such thing as was - only is. If was existed, there would be no grief or sorrow. ✨ William Faulkner, The Art of Fiction No. 12. Interview with Jean Stein, www.theparisreview.org. 1956.
I believe in God, God. God, I believe in God. ✨ William Faulkner (1946). The Sound and the Fury: And As I Lay Dying, New York : The Modern library
The artist doesn't have time to listen to the critics. The ones who want to be writers read the reviews, the ones who want to write don't have the time to read reviews. ✨ William Faulkner, The Art of … ▶
The only environment the artist needs is whatever peace, whatever solitude, and whatever pleasure he can get at not too high a cost.

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes