When I start to write, words have become physical presence. It was to see if I could bring that private world to life that found its first expression through reading. I really dislike the romantic notion of the artist.
John McGahernI mean I think that's a fact and I think that we had a very peculiar type of Catholic Church here in that it was a fortress Church.
John McGahernAs a writer, I write to see. If I knew how it would end, I wouldn't write. It's a process of discovery.
John McGahernI've never written anything that hasn't been in my mind for a long time - seven or eight years.
John McGahern