That's what a good crime novelist - any good novelist - should do with you: play with your perceptions while showing you… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
A good novelist pays attention to his characters. A good biographer pays attention to the documents before her. A good critic pays… — Michelle Dean Copy Share Image
There was a time when the average reader read a novel simply for the moral he could get out of it, and… — Flannery O'Connor Copy Share Image
A good novelist loves all of his characters, he lives in them, even in those who commit or must commit terrible acts. — Liao Yiwu Copy Share Image
There was never a good biography of a good novelist. There couldn't be. He is too many people if he's any good. — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
I'm easily persuaded that a really good novelist who gets inside somebody else's head could be serving a valuable purpose. I enjoy… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image