“The only thing that matters, as Faulkner once put it, is the human heart in conflict with itself.” — Colum McCann Copy Share Image
the problems of the human heart in conflict with itself which alone can make good writing because only that is worth writing… — William Faulkner Copy Share Image
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“[T]he young man or woman writing today has forgotten the problems of the human heart in conflict with itself which alone can… — William Faulkner Copy Share Image
“My father was a stand–up man who, unfortunately, did not have anything to stand up for. An eternal conflict burned in his… — Henry Martin Copy Share Image
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