“...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
“...the answer is not in the damn blank page - it's in the days or years before and you have to dredge… — John Geddes Blank page Copy Share Image
“...language always occurs in a context - you can speak Elizabethan words, but to speak the language you have to put on… — John Geddes Elizabethan Copy Share Image
“...at dawn, the grains of sleep turn to floating black spots, then out of focus the world tilts, and the cat scratches… — John Geddes Cat Copy Share Image
“...I deliberately spilled the black ink of despair because my perfect soul was a stained glass illusion - can you understand that?...” — John Geddes Despair Copy Share Image
“...I lost my illusions in a black rain of bitterness - now what do you see in my eyes? How can you… — John Geddes Anger Copy Share Image
“...wherever there is society, there is authority and the temptation to disobedience because our individual wills refuse to submit...” — John Geddes Authority Copy Share Image
“...you fantasize about me reading my poems to you - it doesn't work that way - I write down everything later -… — John Geddes Copy Share Image
“...the monk beat me to break my spirit, incensed I knew Acquinas - angry, I knew his riddle - beauty is what… — John Geddes Beatings Copy Share Image
“...I live with regrets - the bittersweet loss of innocence - the red track of the moon upon the lake - the… — John Geddes Bittersweet Copy Share Image
“...you were there when they trampled me - you picked me up, healed me and gave me back my feelings - is… — John Geddes Feelings Copy Share Image
“...loving a fairy lady with a magic song will leave you desolate on a cold hillside ... but from there you can… — John Geddes Copy Share Image
“...when you're hard and unyielding your words score me with lines - I hate lines - I want curves - curves are… — John Geddes Copy Share Image
“...I need you to be a listener - you need me to hang word on. We're friends because neither has discovered a… — John Geddes Friends Copy Share Image
“...I see you as series of gestures, a palette of colors -all these tiny tiles pixelate, and then coalesce... into the idea… — John Geddes Gestures Copy Share Image
“...if you've got writer's block, you aren't empty - maybe it's just like Twitter - overwhelmed, and loading seems to be taking… — John Geddes Copy Share Image
“...my dreams are tangled in images of stars and clouds and firelight - we go camping at night - it's my lucid… — John Geddes Camping Copy Share Image
“...good words - that triumphalism of positivity- but life will claw and eat you - chew you over and over - if… — John Geddes Good words Copy Share Image
“...the wounds of the past and the scars of the present don't disfigure me in your eyes - because you know the… — John Geddes Eyes Copy Share Image
“...you want the sweetness of our beginning without the bitterness of our struggle - what are you asking - do you want… — John Geddes Beginnings Copy Share Image
“...people quote proverbs without realizing they're really in awe of the authority of their truth and the power of their expression...” — John Geddes Authority Copy Share Image
