Men love war because it allows them to look serious. Because it is the one thing that stops women laughing at them. – John Fowles
That is the great distinction between the sexes. Men see objects, women see the relationships between objects. – John Fowles
I don’t think the English like me. I sold a colossal best seller in America, and they never really forgave me. – John Fowles
There are many reasons why novelists write, but they all have one thing in common – a need to create an alternative world. – John Fowles
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. – John Fowles
In essence the Renaissance was simply the green end of one of civilization’s hardest winters. – John Fowles
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. – John Fowles
Most marriages recognize this paradox: Passion destroys passion; we want what puts an end to wanting what we want. – John Fowles
