"The great majority of modern third-person narration is……" — John Fowles
"The great majority of modern third-person narration is "I" narration very thinly disguised."
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140 Quotes by John Fowles
John Fowles has 140 quotes on this site.
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There comes a time in each life like a point of fulcrum. At that time you must accept yourself. It…
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To despise all effort is the greatest effort of all.
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Content is a word unknown to life; it is also a word unknown to man.
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Our present educational systems are all paramilitary. Their aim is to produce servants or soldiers who obey without question and…
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On the whole, dialogue is the most difficult thing, without any doubt. It's very difficult, unfortunately. You have to detach…
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Because a star explodes and a thousand worlds like ours die, we know this world is. That is the smile:…
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Men love war because it allows them to look serious. Because it is the one thing that stops women laughing…
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Always we try to put the wild in a cage.
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Like all mystics (and many novelists, not least the present one) he is baffled, a child, before the real now;…
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He felt himself in suspension between the two worlds, the warm, neat civilization behind his back, the cool, dark mystery…
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And I just can't live in this present. I would go mad if I did.
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Though I like the various forms of football in the world, I don't think they begin to compare with these…
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Social media is a giant distraction to the ultimate aim, which is honing your craft as a songwriter. There are…
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The craft of painting has virtually disappeared. There is hardly anyone left who really possesses it. For evidence one has…
— Balthus
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It would be curious to know what leads a man to become a stationer rather than a baker, when he…
— Honore de Balzac
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It is all about marketing; that is where the real craft comes in. The best actors do not necessarily become…
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A stage play requires very different craft from a book, fiction or otherwise, and ditto from a screenplay.
— Dirk Benedict
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As I get into it more, I want to grow as an artist, as an entertainer, and basically perfect my…
— Justin Bieber
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The human heart is as a frail craft on which we wish to reach the stars.
— Giotto di Bondone
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If somebody crafts an interesting tweet that'll lead me to their blog, I'm going to their blog.
— Anthony Bourdain
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The cooking profession, while it's a noble craft and a noble calling, 'cause you're doing something useful - you're feeding…
— Anthony Bourdain
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Well, the odds must be against anybody being able to fly around the world in a balloon on the first…
— Richard Branson
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Making a book is a craft, like making a clock; it needs more than native wit to be an author.
— Jean de la Bruyere
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The beautiful thing about acting is that you can just dive into the character, strip yourself of everything, and just…
— Nick Cannon
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