John Fowles Quotes - 9quotes.com

We all write poems; it is simply that poets are the ones who write in words.
Written by John Fowles
There are many reasons why novelists write, but they all have one thing in common - a need to create an alternative world.
Written by John Fowles
In some mysterious way woods have never seemed to me to be static things. In physical terms, I move through them; yet in metaphysical ones, they seem to move through me.
Written by John Fowles
Most marriages recognize this paradox: Passion destroys passion; we want what puts an end to wanting what we want.
Written by John Fowles
Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical.
Written by John Fowles
Our accepting what we are must always inhibit our being what we ought to be.
Written by John Fowles
An answer is always a form of death.
Written by John Fowles
The supposed great misery of our century is the lack of time.
Written by John Fowles
Content is a word unknown to life; it is also a word unknown to man.
Written by John Fowles
There are only two races on this planet - the intelligent and the stupid.
Written by John Fowles
The most important questions in life can never be answered by anyone except oneself.
Written by John Fowles
In essence the Renaissance was simply the green end of one of civilization's hardest winters.
Written by John Fowles
That is the great distinction between the sexes. Men see objects, women see the relationships between objects.
Written by John Fowles
I don't think the English like me. I sold a colossal best seller in America, and they never really forgave me.
Written by John Fowles
Men love war because it allows them to look serious. Because it is the one thing that stops women laughing at them.
Written by John Fowles
There comes a time in each life like a point of fulcrum. At that time you must accept yourself. It is not anymore what you will become. It is what you are and always will be.
Written by John Fowles

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