John Gardner Quotes

Man is a stubborn seeker of meaning. - John Gardner quote.

Man is a stubborn seeker of meaning.
— John Gardner

determination

Write as if you were a movie camera. Get exactly what is there. - John Gardner quote.

Write as if you were a movie camera. Get exactly what is there.
— John Gardner On Becoming a Novelist

writing advice

For a true novel there is generally no substitute for slow, slow baking. - John Gardner quote.

For a true novel there is generally no substitute for slow, slow baking.
— John Gardner On Becoming a Novelist

novels

Along with the peasant in the novelist, there must be a man with a whip. - John Gardner quote.

Along with the peasant in the novelist, there must be a man with a whip.
— John Gardner On Becoming a Novelist

novelists

Good fiction sets off...a vivid and continuous dream in the reader's  mind.
— John Gardner On Becoming a Novelist

fiction

The hero sees values beyond what's possible. That's the nature of a hero. It kills him, of course, ultimately. But it makes the whole struggle of humanity worthwhile. - John Gardner quote.

The hero sees values beyond what's possible. That's the nature of a hero.  It kills him, of course, ultimately. But it makes the whole struggle of humanity worthwhile.
— John Gardner Grendel

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