John Fowles — English Novelist born on March 31, 1926, died on November 05, 2005

John Robert Fowles was an English novelist of international stature, critically positioned between modernism and postmodernism. His work reflects the influence of Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus, among others... (wikipedia)

In essence the Renaissance was simply the green end of one of civilization's hardest winters.
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.
There are only two races on this planet - the intelligent and the stupid.
The most important questions in life can never be answered by anyone except oneself.
We all write poems; it is simply that poets are the ones who write in words.