Quotes by John Geddes

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...I'm constantly agitated, restless - I work moments like worry beads until I see your face...

John Geddes

...I worship at the temple of your body and without you, I'd have no art...

John Geddes

...but you - women like you are dangerous- ominous – take care, Love – men will first fear you, then later, turn you into a deity...

John Geddes

...when I chose you, I didn't want the commonplace - I didn't want a 'partner' - I wanted a shrine...

John Geddes

...I can think of other forms of worship than loving you, but none that make me feel so fulfilled...

John Geddes

...I put you on the pedestal - made you a saint - dare I blaspheme?...

John Geddes

...what makes a writer a prophet is his ability to speak truth...

John Geddes

...when you're a writer, you become deeper and more uniquely distinct, the more you go inside yourself...

John Geddes

...if you've got writer's block, you aren't empty - maybe it's just like Twitter - overwhelmed, and loading seems to be taking a while...

John Geddes

...If I ever got sloppy and maudlin, it would be for the streets of my childhood—but no self- respecting writer should ever eulogize a slum...

John Geddes

...it's merely writing, but you have to adjust your ear – I speak quietly – I sob – I whisper ...

John Geddes

...is the writer a prophet or priest - does he show the truth or serve the truth?...

John Geddes

...my writing is a wild mustang - more thunderous than a lightning storm -and all my skill which I call art, is devoted to simply staying on...

John Geddes

...it's good to know wave and particle alpha code, but more than that, the writer must go to the heart of life ...

John Geddes

...some writers closet themselves - I write wherever I am because that's where life is happening ...

John Geddes

... yes I speak a different language - the dark fire of poetry - it flutters and gutters in tune with the mood ...

John Geddes

...at seventeen I tried to write poetry confining myself solely to Anglo-Saxon words - don't know if it helped, but it made me more concrete ...

John Geddes

...the secret to writing is to get your own pain - shout it out till it hurts your throat - weep it into your pillow - then write it down ...

John Geddes

... my early writing was a silent fury - at what or whom, I had no idea - but I shut it in until it burned my bones and now, I've let it out...

John Geddes

...I make no apology about stirring the depths - every human longs to swim under water and see what lurks beneath ...

John Geddes

...I always thought youth were idealists - now, I'm not so sure - I'm more idealistic now then at 17...

John Geddes