Plus it’s not a purse, it’s called a satchel. Indiana Jones wears one.
ALAN GARNERPlus it’s not a purse, it’s called a satchel. Indiana Jones wears one.
ALAN GARNERAt this level, only images connect. And here, story becomes symbol; symbol is myth. And myth is truth.
ALAN GARNERHitting the gym to release stress is not nearly as effective as hitting the people that cause the stress to begin with.
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 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 GARNER… I had never given much credence to the phenomenon of “writer’s block”.
ALAN GARNERWhen a monkey nibbles on a weenis, it’s funny in any language.
ALAN GARNEREverything I have ever written has been in the same chair, in the same room.
ALAN GARNERShe wants to be flowers, but you make her owls.
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 GARNERI’ll buy metaphor, but simile’s a cop-out used by scaredycats who won’t commit to anything. Simile’s for cowards.
ALAN GARNERI learnt that I must never finish a book with nothing else to do.
ALAN GARNERI loathe crowds. I especially dont like cities.
ALAN GARNERWhen you start, the world of publishing seems like a great cathedral citadel of talent, resisting attempts to let you inside.
ALAN GARNERYou must not complain, then, if she goes hunting.
ALAN GARNERIt’s where I keep all my things. Get a lot of compliments on this.
ALAN GARNER