Duty is but a pot. It holds whatever is put in it, from the greatest evil to the greatest good.
John FowlesI must fight with my weapons. Not his. Not selfishness and brutality and shame and resentment.
John FowlesArt is a statement of one in the face of all; not a statement by one for the use of all.
John FowlesIf you forget everything else about me, please remember this. I walked down that street and I never looked back and I love you. I love you. I love you so much that I shall hate you for ever for today.
John FowlesIt's no good. I've been trying to sleep for the last half-hour, and I can't. Writing here is a sort of drug. It's the only thing I look forward to. This afternoon I read what I wrote... And it seemed vivid. I know it seems vivid because my imagination fills in all the bits another person wouldn't understand. I mean, it's vanity. But it seems a sort of magic... And I just can't live in this present. I would go mad if I did
John Fowles