Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk

John Hawkes Novelist

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Aug 17, 1925
  • Died: May 15, 1998

John Hawkes, born John Clendennin Talbot Burne Hawkes, Jr., was a postmodern American novelist, known for the intensity of his work, which suspended some traditional constraints of narrative fiction.

Certainly I've had the experience of thinking a person was one thing, and finding out they were another. experience

My fear now is of cliche, of complacency, of not being able to feel authenticity in myself and those around me. fear

Christmas December 25, 2024

Christmas is the day that holds all time together. 6 thoughts from Alexander Smith

6 thoughts from Alexander Smith

Now, the essence, the very spirit of Christmas is that we first make believe a thing is so, and lo, it presently turns out to be so. 8 other views from Stephen Leacock

8 other views from Stephen Leacock

A good conscience is a continual Christmas. 96 more wisdom & wit from Benjamin Franklin

96 more wisdom & wit from Benjamin Franklin

Christmas carols always brought tears to my eyes. I also cry at weddings. I should have cried at a couple of my own. 9 other sayings from Ethel Merman

9 other sayings from Ethel Merman