“I knew what I knew, the mindless, mechanical bruteness of things, and when the harper’s lure drew my mind away to hopeful dreams, the dark of what was and always was reached out and snatched my feet.” RealityHopeAtheismAwarenessDelusionRealismPragmatism Book:Grendel Source: Grendel
“Art, of course, is a way of thinking, a way of mining reality.” ThinkingWayArtRealityCoursesWay Of ThinkingMining Book:On writers and writing Source: On writers and writing
“As every writer knows... there is something mysterious about the writer's ability, on any given day, to write. When the juices are flowing, or the writer is 'hot', an invisible wall seems to fall away, and the writer moves easily and surely from one kind of reality to another... Every writer has experienced at least moments of this strange, magical state. Reading student fiction one can spot at once where the power turns on and where it turns off, where the writer writes from 'inspiration' or deep, flowing vision, and where he had to struggle along on mere intellect.” KnowsWritingKindStatesMomentsRealityInspirationSeemsMovingTurnsFallReadingGivenAbilityFictionVisionStruggleStudentsStrangeWallHotMereIntellectInvisibleSpotsMysteriousJuiceTurn Off Author:John Gardner
“Self pity is easily the most destructive of the non-pharmaceutical narcotics; it is addictive, gives momentary pleasure and separates the victim from reality.” GivingSelfRealityPleasureVictimAddictionPityDestructiveSelf PityMomentaryPharmaceuticalNarcotics Author:John Gardner
