Work like hell! I had 122 rejection slips before I sold a story.

About This Quote

I had 122 rejection slips before I sold a story. This quote is one of the most famous and famous quotations in literature. It was said by William Faulkner and it is an example of perseverance. The story, "The Sound and the Fury," was first published in 1929 and was not successful.

It was later published as a book, but it did not sell as well as expected. After that, William Faulkner tried to publish other stories, but they were all rejected. Finally, he got a chance to publish another story and it became a best seller.

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