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William Styron Quotes

William Styron quotes

American Novelist, Writer June 11, 1925 – November 1, 2006

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William Styron quote: "Reading - the best state yet to keep absolute loneliness at bay."
Reading - the best state yet to keep absolute loneliness at bay. William Styron
The madness of depression is, generally speaking, the antithesis of violence. It is a storm indeed, but a storm of murk. Soon evident are the slowed-down responses, near paralysis, psychic energy throttled back close to zero. Ultimately, the body is affected and feels sapped, drained. William Styron
William Styron quote: "A good book should leave you... slightly exhausted at the end...."
A good book should leave you... slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it. William Styron
Yet if she did not quite exist in the full flood of sunlight, which is the hackneyed metaphor for good health, she was comfortably and safely far away from that abyssal darkness down into which she had nearly strayed. William Styron
Most books, like their authors, are born to die; of only a few books can it be said that death has no dominion over them; they live, and their influence lives forever. William Styron
William Styron quote: "This was not judgment day - only morning. Morning: excellent..."
This was not judgment day - only morning. Morning: excellent and fair. William Styron
William Styron quote: "The good writing of any age has always been the product of..."
The good writing of any age has always been the product of someone's neurosis. William Styron
What this country needs... what this great land of ours needs is something to happen to it. Something ferocious and tragic, like what happened to Jericho or the cities of the plain - something terrible I mean, son, so that when the people have been through hellfire and the crucible, and have suffered agony enough and grief, they’ll be people again, human beings, not a bunch of smug contented cows rooting at the trough. William Styron
Which is worse, past or future? Neither. I will fold up my mind like a leaf and drift on this stream over the brink. Which will be soon, and then the dark, and then be done with this ugliness... William Styron
Perhaps, he thought, if I only think of this second, this moment, the train won't come at all. Think of the water, think of now. William Styron
To make matters worse, I was out of a job and had very little money and was self-exiled to Flatbush—like others of my countrymen, another lean and lonesome Southerner wandering amid the Kingdom of the Jews. William Styron
William Styron quote: "Writing is a fine therapy for people who are perpetually..."
Writing is a fine therapy for people who are perpetually scared of nameless threats... for jittery people. William Styron
William Styron quote: "A cat loped across my gaze with a squint-eyed, piratical look,..."
A cat loped across my gaze with a squint-eyed, piratical look, and a suave grin. William Styron
William Styron quote: "And so we came forth, and once again beheld the stars."
And so we came forth, and once again beheld the stars. William Styron
William Styron quote: "Let's face it, writing is hell."
Let's face it, writing is hell. William Styron

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