“...consider yourself a functional character in someone else's novel - a background character - a person on the street - that's the… — John Geddes Books Copy Share Image
“...some nights I'd sneak out and listen to the radio in my Dad's old Chevy - children need solitude - they don't… — John Geddes Childhood memories Copy Share Image
“... the scarlet thread,the red clay from which we were made, runs in tiny streams through all our veins, reminding us of… — John Geddes Copy Share Image
“...If I ever got sloppy and maudlin, it would be for the streets of my childhood—but no self- respecting writer should ever… — John Geddes Childhood memories Copy Share Image
“...thinking about laughing with 2 yr old Findlay today - Dostoyevsky was right, “The soul is healed by being with children.” ...” — John Geddes Child Copy Share Image
“...when I was a kid, Toronto streets were deserted and quiet on Sundays, except for the sound of church bells I stood… — John Geddes Childhood memories Copy Share Image
“...I committed a sin the day I refused you - I discovered metal inside me where my heart should be - forgive… — John Geddes Hard-hearted Copy Share Image
“... my early writing was a silent fury - at what or whom, I had no idea - but I shut it… — John Geddes Copy Share Image
“...you merely look at me and I want to confess, but don't - I've buried my heart under the floor boards, but… — John Geddes Copy Share Image
“...Why did just my eyes adore you - Have you ever wondered that? well, as Hegel said, “Too fair to worship, too… — John Geddes Adoration Copy Share Image
“...is worship too strong a word? yes, I worship you - to worship is to give worth to something – isn’t that… — John Geddes Adoration Copy Share Image
“...I'm innocent still -inside me are stained glass windows that have never been broken- and when I see your light it stains… — John Geddes Color Copy Share Image
“...beauty is not symmetry of parts- that's so impotent -as Mishima says, beauty is something that attacks, overpowers, robs, & finally destroys...” — John Geddes Beauty Copy Share Image
“...all my life I prayed to a star – Later discovered it was Venus – I was praying to Aphrodite and wondering… — John Geddes Disillusioned Copy Share Image
“...why do people venerate Einstein or Bill Gates? Clive Bell explains: Genius worship is the inevitable sign of an uncreative age…” — John Geddes Copy Share Image
“..snow gently settles like dust in a shaft - for one moment there is no one else - only the wind like… — john geddes Copy Share Image
“...every time I look at you autumn leaves come in between - does it matter they're the color of your hair -… — John Geddes Autumn Copy Share Image
“...dark embers smolder inside me - one touch and they flare - who would have thought memory combustible, or near you bright… — John Geddes Copy Share Image
“...my writing is a wild mustang - more thunderous than a lightning storm -and all my skill which I call art, is… — John Geddes Art Copy Share Image
“...I've always idealized women I've loved - they all fell short, save one - the one God chose for me - she… — John Geddes Love Copy Share Image
“...at seventeen I tried to write poetry confining myself solely to Anglo-Saxon words - don't know if it helped, but it made… — John Geddes Anglo saxon Copy Share Image
