John Kessel Quote

He had an answer to almost everything and he retired at an early age.

The exercise of imagination is dangerous to those who profit from the way things are because it has the power to show that the way things are is not permanent, not universal, not necessary. Having tha...

Why fear death? It is the most beautiful adventure in life.

It is usually unbearably painful to read a book by an author who knows way less than you do, unless the book is a novel.

I became an artist because I wanted to be an active participant in the conversation about art.

Use the wings of the flying Universe, Dream with open eyes; See in darkness.

There is no competition of sounds between a nightingale and a violin.

You are more likely to find three TVs inside a randomly selected house than you are to find a single book that is or was not read to pass an exam, to please God, or to be a better cook.

Turn those deep feelings and obsessions of your heart into captivating pieces of literature.

We are all born as storytellers. Our inner voice tells the first story we ever hear.