At one time I thought the most important thing was talent. I think now that the young man must possess or teach himself, training himself, in infinite patience, which is to try and to try until it comes right. He must train himself in ruthless intolerance-that is to throw away anything that is false no matter how much he might love that page or that paragraph. The most important thing is insight, that is to be-curiosity-to wonder, to mull, and to muse why it is that man does what he does, and if you have that, then I don't think the talent makes much difference, whether you've got it or not.
William FaulknerWe could live like counts. ... If all that money is out there, I might as well hack a little on the side and put the novel off.
William FaulknerEverything in Los Angeles is too large, too loud and usually banal in conceptโฆ The plastic asshole of the world.
William Faulkner