… I had never given much credence to the phenomenon of “writer’s block”.
ALAN GARNER… I had never given much credence to the phenomenon of “writer’s block”.
ALAN GARNERI was more inclined to think of it as “writer’s impatience”, and to follow Arthur Koestler’s dictum: “Soak; and wait.
ALAN GARNERPossessive parents rarely live long enough to see the fruits of their selfishness.
ALAN GARNERI love research so much that I do an enormous amount; it helps put off the moment of starting to write the story.
ALAN GARNERIt isn’t like that at all. It may be more difficult now, and take longer than when I started to write, but there’s a great, empty warehouse out there looking for simple talent.
ALAN GARNERIve learned never to try and force words to come.
ALAN GARNERWhen you start, the world of publishing seems like a great cathedral citadel of talent, resisting attempts to let you inside.
ALAN GARNERMy background is deep and set in deep time, and in a narrow space.
ALAN GARNERI loathe crowds. I especially dont like cities.
ALAN GARNERThe job of a storyteller is to speak the truth. But what we feel most deeply can’t be spoken in words alone.
ALAN GARNEROral traditions going back a long, long time, which I inherited by osmosis.
ALAN GARNERMy attitude is that if anybody of any age wants to read a book, let them, but I do think that no child would want to read Boneland.
ALAN GARNERWhen a monkey nibbles on a weenis, it’s funny in any language.
ALAN GARNERAt this level, only images connect. And here, story becomes symbol; symbol is myth. And myth is truth.
ALAN GARNERPlus it’s not a purse, it’s called a satchel. Indiana Jones wears one.
ALAN GARNEREverything I have ever written has been in the same chair, in the same room.
ALAN GARNER