I lied, " I said.."I know it, " he said." Then do something about it. Do anything, just so it's something."" I cant, " he said." There aint anything to do? Not anything?"" I didn't say that, " Grandfather said. "I said I couldn't. You can."" What?" I said. "How can I forget it? Tell me how to."" You cant, " he said. "Nothing is ever forgotten. Nothing is ever lost. It's too valuable."" Then what can I do?"" Live with it, " Grandfather said." Live with it? You mean, forever? For the rest of my life? Not ever to get rid of it? Never? I cant. Dont you see that I cant?"" Yes you can, " he said. "You will. A gentleman always does. A gentleman can live through anything. He faces anything. A gentleman accepts the responsibility of his actions and bears the burden of their consequences, even when he did not himself instigate them but only acquiesced to them, didn't say No though he knew he should. William Faulkner
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  4. I'm the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life. It's awful. If I'm on my way to the store to buy a magazine, even, and somebody asks me where I'm going, I'm liable to say I'm going to the opera. It's terrible. - J.d. Salinger
  5. ...even a tiny bit of deceit is dishonorable when it's used for selfish or cowardly reasons.- Mr. Penderwick - Jeanne Birdsall
More Quotes By William Faulkner
  1. The saddest thing about love, Joe, is that not only the love cannot last forever, but even the heartbreak is soon forgotten.
  2. She was bored. She loved, had capacity to love, for love, to give and accept love. Only she tried twice and failed twice to find somebody not just strong enough to deserve it, earn it, match it, but even brave enough to accept it.
  3. You don’t love because: you love despite; not for the virtues, but despite the faults.
  4. I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time.
  5. Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Do not bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.
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