John Fowles Quotes

A voice and an accent are two very different things. The voice of a man is how he speaks from his heart, right in the middle of him... And then you stick an accent on top of that.

Voice is not just the sound that comes from your throat, but the feelings that come from your words.

All I have is a voice.

It's the face and the body and the thing that we hide inside that can keep us from the world, but my voice is my voice.

My voice is an instrument.

I've always believed the words that came out of my mouth were most comfortable when I'd written them.

Years ago, I carved out an identity, and it has always been about having a voice to tell people about stuff I love.

Speech is a very important aspect of being human. A whisper doesn't cut it.

I must say that I always thought I had a voice, even when I was 4 years old.

How do I tell people who I am? Not being a writer, the only way is to sing songs that reflect my opinions.

Singing is just another outlet to express what I feel and to show everyone who I really am. I really don't talk about my personal life that much in interviews because that's my life, but with music, the way I write explains who I am.

A voice is such a deep, personal reflection of character.

The voice is a second face.

My job is to express myself.

One should go to the line through the character. You should see their lifestyle in the way they speak.

Make time in your life to listen to your own voice. Do not let it get drowned out by others. Your voice is yours and yours alone. Stay in touch with it and use it.

You know how they say, "Find your voice"? That's your voice, in your pajamas. And it doesn't mean that you're going to publish it or print it or people are going to see you in your pajamas. It just means you are going to construct the foundation in your pajamas, in that voice.

[E]ach of our voices has something unique to say. Not only should I not mold my life to the demands of external conformity; I can't even find the model by which to live outside myself. I can only find it within.

Who speaks is not who writes, and who writes is not who is.

Did I express my personality? I think that's quite unimportant because it's not people's selves but what they have to say about life that's important.

You might not be what you say you are, but what you say, you are.

I speak because I can to anyone I trust enough to listen.

The fact is ones own voice is not heard anywhere else. Its a challenge to be yourself. It takes a lot of courage.

Speech is our second possession, after the soul-and perhaps we have no other possession in this world.