... I had never given much credence to the phenomenon of "writer's block". I was more inclined to think of it as "writer's impatience", and to follow Arthur Koestler's dictum: "Soak; and wait. — Alan Garner Copy Share Image
I loathe crowds. I especially don't like cities. A city involves biomass. And biomass gets to me. — Alan Garner Copy Share Image
If you are going to write, nothing will stop you, and if you are not going to write, nothing will make you. — Alan Garner Copy Share Image
My background is deep and set in deep time, and in a narrow space, oral traditions going back a long, long time, which I… — Alan Garner Copy Share Image
It's where I keep all my things. Get a lot of compliments on this. Plus it's not a purse, it's called a satchel. Indiana… — Alan Garner Copy Share Image
“Everybody thinks some people are born with the "gift of gab" and some people aren't. But the truth is there is no "gift of… — Alan Garner Copy Share Image
She wants to be flowers, but you make her owls. You must not complain, then, if she goes hunting. — Alan Garner Copy Share Image
“Lleu is a hard lord,” said Huw, “He is killing Gronw without anger, without love, without mercy. He is hurt too much by the… — Alan Garner Copy Share Image
