Quotes by William Faulkner

So never be afraid, never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion; against injustice, lying, and greed. If you will do this, not as a class or classes, but as individuals, men and women, you will change the earth.

I have found that the greatest help in meeting any problem with decency and self-respect and whatever courage is demanded, is to know where you yourself stand. That is, to have in words what you believe and are acting from.

Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.

Big shots are only little shots who keep on shooting.