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Nothing can destroy the good writer. The only thing that can alter the good writer is death. Good ones don't have time to bother with success or getting rich. - William Faulkner Quotes

Nothing can destroy the good writer. The only thing that can alter the good writer is death. Good ones don’t have time to bother with success or getting rich.

Source:The Paris Review interview (1956) with Jean Stein
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  • Name: William Faulkner
  • Profession: Writer
  • Born: September 25, 1897 - July 6, 1962
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