... I had never given much credence to the phenomenon of "writer's block". I was more inclined to think of it as "writer's impatience", and to follow Arthur Koestler's dictum: "Soak; and wait.
Im not supposed to be within two hundred feet of a school or a Chuck E. Cheese. - Alan Garner
Im not supposed to be within two hundred feet of a school or a Chuck E. Cheese.
- Alan Garner
When you start, the world of publishing seems like a great cathedral citadel of talent, resisting attempts to let you inside. It isn't like that at a… - Alan Garner
When you start, the world of publishing seems like a great cathedral citadel of talent, resisting attempts to let you inside. It isn't like that at a…
Hitting the gym to release stress is not nearly as effective as hitting the people that cause the stress to begin with. - Alan Garner
Hitting the gym to release stress is not nearly as effective as hitting the people that cause the stress to begin with.
I wish Monkeys could Skype. Maybe one day. - Alan Garner
I wish Monkeys could Skype. Maybe one day.
I love research so much that I do an enormous amount; it helps put off the moment of starting to write the story. - Alan Garner
I love research so much that I do an enormous amount; it helps put off the moment of starting to write the story.
It's where I keep all my things. Get a lot of compliments on this. Plus it's not a purse, it's called a satchel. Indiana Jones wears one. - Alan Garner
It's where I keep all my things. Get a lot of compliments on this. Plus it's not a purse, it's called a satchel. Indiana Jones wears one.
Possessive parents rarely live long enough to see the fruits of their selfishness. - Alan Garner
Possessive parents rarely live long enough to see the fruits of their selfishness.
She wants to be flowers, but you make her owls. You must not complain, then, if she goes hunting. - Alan Garner
She wants to be flowers, but you make her owls. You must not complain, then, if she goes hunting.
If you are going to write, nothing will stop you, and if you are not going to write, nothing will make you. - Alan Garner
If you are going to write, nothing will stop you, and if you are not going to write, nothing will make you.
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