Self pity is easily the most destructive of the non-pharmaceutical narcotics; it is addictive, gives momentary pleasure and separates the victim from reality.
John GardnerTalking, talking. Spinning a web of words, pale walls of dreams, between myself and all I see.
John GardnerThe primary subject of fiction is and has always been human emotion, values, and beliefs.
John GardnerOne must be just a little crazy to write a great novel. One must be capable of allowing the darkest, most ancient and shrewd parts of one’s being to take over the work from time to time.
John Gardner