The apocalypse is coming, that's the one thing I like about George Bush, I really think he can get us into the… — Patton Oswalt Copy Share Image
Talk about burning books and burning bushes, I think that reading an effective novel can be like being immersed in fire and… — Suhayl Saadi Copy Share Image
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The first novel that I wrote was because I was having very interesting sorts of experiences, for Indians of my generation. — Karan Bajaj Copy Share Image
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Writing a graphic novel is hard. It feels closer to a screen play than to a novel. — Janet Evanovich Copy Share Image
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Write that novel. Start that business you've always wanted to. The ultimate high of life is the commitment to pursuing something. — Diana Nyad Copy Share Image
I began visiting Lima's prisons back in 2007, when my first novel, 'Lost City Radio,' was published in Peru. — Daniel Alarcon Copy Share Image
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Be critical of but not brutal with your writing. If something isn't essential, get rid of it. Remember that good dialogue can… — Elizabeth George Copy Share Image
I think that's because believable action is based on authenticity, and accuracy is very important to me. I always spend time researching… — Sidney Sheldon Copy Share Image
“Without needing told, without Jacob's lead, Akando dropped to his knees and lunged into the throne room of Christ.” — Willowy Whisper Copy Share Image
The best of Donald Westlake's pseudonymous thrillers about Parker, the toughest burglar who ever lived. . . .Out of print for years… — Terry Teachout Copy Share Image
I'm always interested in the way people speak and move in their environment, in a very particular environment. I'm never interested in… — Zadie Smith Copy Share Image
There is no such thing as too ordinary to write about, whether that's life or a scene in a novel. What's interesting… — Augusten Burroughs Copy Share Image
It seems to me that you would have to write a novel on a very small, intimate scale for it not to… — Jonathan Coe Copy Share Image
I do one Xanth novel a year, because at the moment that is all that publishers will accept; they don't want any… — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
I have a lot of novels that I haven't finished. I usually get 150 pages in and I realize it's not going… — Jeffrey Eugenides Copy Share Image
The kind of response I hope for when I write my novels for children: to give them a chance to recognize something… — Nina Bawden Copy Share Image
Beware of clichés. Not just the clichés that Martin Amis is at war with. There are clichés of response as well as… — Geoff Dyer Copy Share Image
