What did William Styron mean by: It is hopelessness even more than pain that crushes the soul. William Styron Author · USA Copy
+ Style comes only have long, hard practice and writing. Author, August 21, 2023January 2, 2025, William Styron, Practice, Style, Writing, 0 William Styron Author · USA
+ I felt the exultancy of a man just released from slavery and ready to set the universe on fire. Author, December 14, 2023December 28, 2024, William Styron, Ambition, Empowerment, Freedom, 0 William Styron Author · USA
+ Depression…so mysteriously painful and elusive. Author, August 30, 2023January 2, 2025, William Styron, Elusiveness, Mystery, Pain, 0 William Styron Author · USA
+ In the absence of hope we must still struggle to survive, and so we do-by the skin of our teeth. Author, December 14, 2023December 29, 2024, William Styron, Hopelessness, Struggle, Survival, 0 William Styron Author · USA
+ The writer’s duty is to keep on writing. Author, July 28, 2023January 2, 2025, William Styron, Commitment, Creativity, Persistence, 0 William Styron Author · USA
+ Let your love flow out on all living things. Author, July 27, 2023January 2, 2025, William Styron, Compassion, Connection, Unity, 0 William Styron Author · USA
+ The pain of severe depression is quite unimaginable to those who have not suffered it. Author, December 14, 2023December 28, 2024, William Styron, Empathy, Isolation, Mental health, 0 William Styron Author · USA
+ I think that one of the compelling themes of fiction is this confrontation between good and evil. Author, December 14, 2023December 28, 2024, William Styron, Confrontation, Evil, Good, 0 William Styron Author · USA
What uniform can I wear to hide my heavy heart? It is too heavy. It will always show. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Poetry is a religion without hope, but its martyrs guarantee the eternal truth of its dogma. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul. W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
