William Faulkner
William Faulkner (1897–1962), Nobel Prize–winning American novelist, reshaped modern literature with his intricate narratives and Southern Gothic vision. Rooted in Mississippi, he crafted the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, a microcosm of human struggle, memory, and decay. His prose, dense and experimental, mirrored the fractured consciousness of his characters, weaving multiple voices and timelines into layered storytelling. Works like The Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying, and Light in August explored race, history, and the burden of the past. Faulkner believed “the human heart in conflict with itself” was the only subject worth writing about, leaving a legacy of profound psychological depth.
Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.