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William Faulkner — Portrait after a picture by Carl Van Vechten (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons.

The quotations of

William Faulkner

American writer

1897–1962

11 quotes, most often on Time and Failure.

The past is never dead. It’s not even past.
Requiem for a Nun (1951)
- History
- Time
Clocks slay time. … Time is dead as long as it is being clicked off by little wheels; only when the clock stops does time come to life.
The Sound and the Fury (1929), “June Second, 1910”In context
- Time
A man is the sum of his misfortunes. One day you’d think misfortune would get tired, but then time is your misfortune
The Sound and the Fury (1929), June Second, 1910 (2 of 4)In context
- Luck
- Time
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 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 (1929), June Second, 1910 (1 of 4)In context
- Failure
- Time
Christ was not crucified: he was worn away by a minute clicking of little wheels.
The Sound and the Fury (1929), June Second, 1910 (1 of 4)In context
- Christianity
- Time

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