Episode 163 - William Faulkner on the Human Spirit

William Faulkner was a Pulitzer Prize winning author and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1949.  At that time, the fear of nuclear annihilation was significant and everpresent and would be for decades to come.  Faulkner used his few short moments at the podium to graciously (perhaps begrudgingly) accept his award and then turned his attention to the young authors and writers in the crowd and abroad.  He chose to encourage them and forego applause, self-aggrandizement, and monetary gain, all to make them better.  He challenged them then as his words challenge us now.