Alan Garner

Everybody thinks some people are born with the "gift of gab" and some people aren't. But the truth is there is no "gift of gab." People who are good at conversation just know a few simple skills that anyone can learn.

My attitude is that if anybody of any age wants to read a book, let them, but I do think that no child would want to read 'Boneland.'

I do not think consciously of children [when writing] _ I do know that children read me more intelligently than adults do.

It's not a job but a condition.(Alan Garner on writing)