Should he make a note? He felt for the smooth.... : Quote by John Crowley

“ Should he make a note? He felt for the smooth shape of his pen in his pocket. 'Theme for a novel: The contrary pull ... " No. If this notion were real, he needn't make a note. A notion on which a note had to be made would be stillborn anyway, his notebook was a parish register of such, born and dead on the same page. Let it live if it can. ("Novelty") ”

John Crowley
  • From : American Fantastic Tales: Terror and the Uncanny from the 1940's Until Now
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