Wouldn't that be wonderful if I could do that? And that way, I could walk with the muse, rather than walk without… — Shirley Geok-lin Lim Copy Share Image
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My novel, which I had started with such hope shortly after publishing my first book of stories, wouldn't budge past the 75-page… — Junot Diaz Copy Share Image
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I hope that the relationship of the title to the novel [ What Belongs To You] gets more complex with each section… — Garth Greenwell Copy Share Image
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I very comprehensively studied Irving Thalberg and his biographies. He's who [Scott] Fitzgerald roughly modeled the character after. He worked for him,… — Matt Bomer Copy Share Image
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It was disconcerting for the novel to seem so different when I re-read it. Of course we are a different person each… — Ramona Koval Copy Share Image
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My first published novel, 'American Rust,' took three and a half years of full-time work to write. But I wrote two apprentice… — Philipp Meyer Copy Share Image
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Good novels are not written by orthodoxy-sniffers, nor by people who are conscience-stricken about their own orthodoxy. Good novels are written by… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
Christy Barritt's novel, Hazardous Duty, is a delightful read from beginning to end. The story's fresh, engaging heroine with an unusual occupation… — Colleen Coble Copy Share Image
On the whole, I think you should write biographies of those you admire and respect, and novels about human beings who you… — Penelope Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
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I'm writing a novel about the Syrian war. It will be completely different from my short stories. I have to address my… — Osama Alomar Copy Share Image
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![“[My wife] liked to collect old encyclopedias from second-hand bookstores, and at one point we had eight of them. When I wrote my first historical novel---back in 1980, before I was online---I used them often as a research tool. For instance, I learned that the Bastille was either 90 feet high or…” quote by Robert Anton Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/75d/robert-anton-wilson-1198_bastille_my-wife-liked-to-collect-old-encyclopedi_864543.jpg)
![“I hope that the relationship of the title to the novel [ What Belongs To You] gets more complex with each section of the book: that maybe it begins by resonating with the question of prostitution - to what extent can a body be commodified, what exactly are you renting or purchasing when you pay…” quote by Garth Greenwell](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/b4b/garth-greenwell-14165_addresses_i-hope-that-the-relationship-of-the-titl_1775897.jpg)
![“I very comprehensively studied Irving Thalberg and his biographies. He's who [Scott] Fitzgerald roughly modeled the character after. He worked for him, as a writer, when he was at MGM. And, of course, I revisited the novel and the politics of MGM and the studio system at the time and familiarized…” quote by Matt Bomer](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/d86/matt-bomer-2221_biographies_i-very-comprehensively-studied-irving-th_3124255.jpg)
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