William Faulkner, (1897-1962) Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page [1-3] of 3 William Faulkner quotesWilliam Faulkner QuotesWilliam Faulkner Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.~ William Faulkner We cannot choose freedom established on a hierarchy of degrees of freedom, on a caste system of equality like military rank. We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.~ William Faulkner What's wrong with this world is, it's not finished yet. It is not completed to the point where man can put his final signature to the job and say, "It is finished. We made it and it works.~ William Faulkner Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print