John Fowles

The most important questions in life can never be answered by anyone except oneself.

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.

One of my books is a hallucinogen, an aphrodisiac, a mood elevator, an intellectual garage door opener, and a metaphysical trash compactor. They'll do everything except rotate your tires.

What I find is most people have a civics book understanding for how Congress works and how a bill moves.

Most women I know are priestesses and healers... We are, all of us, sisters of a mysterious order.