John Scott quotes

In my books I might hold the mirror to my own face. If others would like to borrow the mirror, they're welcome. The books aren't there to accuse others - merely to raise issues and keep the debates alive. (John Scott)
The older I get, the more I seek to use a plain prose style, concentrating more on story. View quote
John Scott
The Architect is just one of a series of works which examine the confrontation of innocence and experience, illustrating the complex ethics of power that exist between reader and writer, critic and artist, the human and the divine. View quote
John Scott
It seems we are capable of immense love and loyalty, and as capable of deceit and atrocity. It's probably this shocking ambivalence that makes us unique. View quote
John Scott
I always thought it better to allow myself to doubt before I decided, than to expose myself to the misery, after I had decided, of doubting whether I had decided rightly and justly. View quote
John Scott

John Scott

Occupation: Australian Poet
Born: April 23, 1948
Quotes count: 5