John Scott Quotes

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.

I don`t see myself as experimenting in any conscious way, it`s perhaps that certain books require different densities of language.

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.

The older I get, the more I seek to use a plain prose style, concentrating more on story.

If I had the luxury of working as a full time writer, I think you would see novels appearing on a much more regular, and frequent, basis.

I have a backlog of novels which I would love to be working on and would be working on if I were not obliged to hold down a full time job.

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.