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title: "3 Big Novels Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Big Novels quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Big Novels sayings and thoughts."
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> [I must love big novels, because that's what I've written. It takes a while before you begin to breathe the air the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-rush/i-must-love-big-novels-because-that-s-what-i-ve-written-it-takes-a/)

[Norman Rush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-rush/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/258/norman-rush-30728_air_i-must-love-big-novels-because-that-s-wh_907372.jpg)

> [Great, big, serious novels always get awards. If it's a battle between a great, big, serious novel and a funny novel, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-gaiman/great-big-serious-novels-always-get-awards-if-it-s-a-battle-between-a/)

[Neil Gaiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-gaiman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a77/neil-gaiman-29_awards_great-big-serious-novels-always-get-awar_1261880.jpg)

> [So much as I enjoy big novels of epic sweep, I often find, say, if they follow several generations, by the third…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-donoghue/so-much-as-i-enjoy-big-novels-of-epic-sweep-i-often-find-say-if-they/)

[Emma Donoghue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-donoghue/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33f/emma-donoghue-1499_bigs_so-much-as-i-enjoy-big-novels-of-epic-sw_2284565.png)

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