Alan Garner Quotes

It's not a job but a condition.(Alan Garner on writing)

Everybody thinks some people are born with the "gift of gab" and some people aren't. But the truth is there is no "gift of gab." People who are good at conversation just know a few simple skills that anyone can learn.

I do not think consciously of children [when writing] … I do know that children read me more intelligently than adults do.