Follow the accident, fear the fixed plan-that is the rule.

John Fowles

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Serendipity Making plans Spontaneity

Author

John Fowles

Source

Notes on an Unfinished Novel

Medium

Essay

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1977 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Fowles, John. "Notes on an Unfinished Novel." The Novel Today: Contemporary Writers on Modern Fiction, edited by Malcolm Bradbury. Manchester University Press, 1977.

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Medium
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Time
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Citation

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Source
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Medium
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Statement Type
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