Im not supposed to be within two hundred feet of a school or a Chuck E. Cheese.
ALAN GARNEREverything I have ever written has been in the same chair, in the same room.
More Alan Garner Quotes
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I wish Monkeys could Skype. Maybe one day.
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I was more inclined to think of it as “writer’s impatience”, and to follow Arthur Koestler’s dictum: “Soak; and wait.
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When a monkey nibbles on a weenis, it’s funny in any language.
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Hitting the gym to release stress is not nearly as effective as hitting the people that cause the stress to begin with.
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When you start, the world of publishing seems like a great cathedral citadel of talent, resisting attempts to let you inside.
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Oral traditions going back a long, long time, which I inherited by osmosis.
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You must not complain, then, if she goes hunting.
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It’s where I keep all my things. Get a lot of compliments on this.
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Possessive parents rarely live long enough to see the fruits of their selfishness.
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It 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.
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My great-grandfather was a self-taught man, and his library was extraordinary. I read the lot.
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Ive learned never to try and force words to come.
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… I had never given much credence to the phenomenon of “writer’s block”.
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At this level, only images connect. And here, story becomes symbol; symbol is myth. And myth is truth.
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Plus it’s not a purse, it’s called a satchel. Indiana Jones wears one.
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