John Gardner Quotes
It Is The Importance Of This Quality Of Generosity In Fiction That Requires A Measure Of Childishness In The Writer. People Who Have Strong Mental Focus And A Sense Of Purpose In Their Lives, People Who Have Respect For All That Grownups Generally Respect (earning A Good Living, The Flag, The School System, Those Who Are Richer Than Oneself, Those Who Are Beloved And Famous, Such As Movie Stars), Are Unlikely Ever To Make It Through The Many Revisions It Takes To Tell A Story Beautifully, Without Visible Tricks, Nor Would They Be Able To Tolerate The Fame And Fortune Of Those Who Tell Stories Stupidly, With Hundreds Of Tricks, All Of Them Old And Boring To The Discriminating Mind. First, With His Stubborn Churlishness The Good Writer Scoffs At What The Grownups Are Praising, Then, With His Childish Forgetfulness And Indifference To What Sensible People Think, He Goes Back To His Foolish Pastime, The Making Of Real Art.
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