“Anybody can justify anything. It's what separates us from animals. It's a waste of time, though, isn't it-sitting around justifying when there's so much to be done?” — John Brandon Copy Share Image
“I'm not a gentleman,' Toby said. 'I don't think I've ever even seen a gentleman.” — John Brandon Copy Share Image
“[he] had learned how to force his mood, to keep himself in the middle ground, neither manic nor hopeless. He seemed a bit lighter… — John Brandon Copy Share Image
It didn't occur to me that I could be a writer until college. I saw all these people around me training to be doctors,… — John Brandon Copy Share Image
“He planned for his son or daughter to have three or four toys, minimal sports equipment, and a thousand books. He didn't care for… — John Brandon Copy Share Image
“Mr. Hibna had been misguided in trying to take the drastic alteration of his life into his own hands. As usual, the world was supplying the change. As usual, Mr. Hibna was a character, not the author. And thank God. Mr. Hibna wasn't up to being the author. He didn't know how to save himself. Never was he less skilled,… — John Brandon Copy Share
I don't think about the reader in any conscious way that impacts the writing, as far as, Hey, most readers would like this! But at the same time, if it were presented to me: "John, you're going to write a novel. It's going to take you a few years. When you're done with it, there's a law that no one's… — John Brandon Copy Share
I was playing sports all the time, growing up. And then, somewhere around 10th or 11th grade, I kind of lost interest in that… — John Brandon Copy Share Image
I had an idea to write something set back around the Civil War era, but I was just way too ignorant to think I… — John Brandon Copy Share Image
“Why do people keep doing stuff?" he said, talking to himself it seemed. Swin hesitated. "Wiping counters down and taking pictures. Cheating. Defending things."… — John Brandon Copy Share Image
I know people who are really talented at writing, and they just don't ever make it happen because they're also good at other things. — John Brandon Copy Share Image
“Mr Hibma was sick of skinny, smelly, hormone-dazed kids staring at him and lying to him and asking him questions. He was sick of… — John Brandon Copy Share Image
![“[he] had learned how to force his mood, to keep himself in the middle ground, neither manic nor hopeless. He seemed a bit lighter in spirit, perhaps because he had less of it. He would find peace, even if it were some compromised brand.” quote by John Brandon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ac0/john-brandon-27781_middle-ground_he-had-learned-how-to-force-his-mood-to_160767.jpg)
