“The trouble with life (the novelist will feel) is its amorphousness, its ridiculous fluidity. Look at it: thinly plotted, largely themeless, sentimental… — Martin Amis Copy Share Image
I write about life as it exists within houses and on the streets. And there's nothing, hopefully, in any of my characterizations… — Richard Grossman Copy Share Image
The pull of history has been a strong theme in my life as a novelist. — Anita Shreve Copy Share Image
“I am certain that a novelist is someone who attributes a different reality-value to the characters and events of his story than… — Alain Robbe-Grillet Copy Share Image
“What's this "rough life of a novelist" bullshit? You sound like an idiot. You're a writer. At least give yourself better lines.” — Maki Murakami Copy Share Image
