“So, never be afraid. Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion, against injustice and lying and greed. If you, not just you in this room tonight, but in all the thousands of other rooms like this one about the world today and tomorrow and next week, will do this, not as a class or classes, but as individuals, men and women, you will change the earth.”
Quote by William Faulkner
Author
William Faulkner
William Faulkner, an American writer born on September 25, 1897, and died on July 6, 1962. Known for his unique narrative techniques and profound descriptions of Southern society and history, Faulkner is considered one of the great novelists of the 20th century. more
You May Also Like
Source: Bear, man, & God: seven approaches to William Faulkner's The bear
“I've got to feel the pencil and see the words at the end of the pencil.”
“Hollywood is a place where a man can get stabbed in the back while climbing a ladder.”
Source: A Faulkner perspective: a companion-guide to the limited first edition of the Selected letters of William Faulkner
“Riches is nothing in the face of the Lord, for He can see into the heart.”
Source: The Best of Faulkner
Source: Snopes: The Hamlet, The Town, The Mansion
“Don Quixote — I read that every year, as some do the Bible.”
“That however the brains and abilities of men may differ, their stomachs are essentially the same.”
Source: The Complete Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald: Novels, Short Stories, Poetry, Articles, Letters, Plays & Screenplays: From the author of The Great Gatsby, The Side of Paradise, Tender Is the Night, The Beautiful and Damned, The Love of the Last Tycoon, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and many other notable works