John Fowles Quotes & Sayings
16 most famous John Fowles quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He was a British novelist who passed away on 5 November, 2005.
“The most important questions in life can never be answered by anyone except oneself.”
“In some mysterious way woods have never seemed to me to be static things. In physical terms, I move through them; yet in metaphysical ones, they seem to move through me.”
“There comes a time in each life like a point of fulcrum. At that time you must accept yourself. It is not anymore what you will become. It is what you are and always will be.”
“There are only two races on this planet - the intelligent and the stupid.”
“In essence the Renaissance was simply the green end of one of civilization's hardest winters.”
“We all write poems; it is simply that poets are the ones who write in words.”
“Most marriages recognize this paradox: Passion destroys passion; we want what puts an end to wanting what we want.”
“That is the great distinction between the sexes. Men see objects, women see the relationships between objects.”
“Content is a word unknown to life; it is also a word unknown to man.”
“Men love war because it allows them to look serious. Because it is the one thing that stops women laughing at them.”
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