For me Oliver Twist is a political novel. It is a furious critique of the treatment of orphans and poor children who… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
He brought his great hand to rest on an early edition of Bram Stoker's novel and smiled, but said nothing. Then he… — Elizabeth Kostova Copy Share Image
“I did infer, however, that submitting to melancholy would undo the labors of those who had come before me, that I had… — Jabari Asim Copy Share Image
It is often too easy to explain a novel idea to a few enlightened persons with a few words. But to enlighten… — Anuj Copy Share Image
We at the Christian Writers Guild couldn't be more proud of Brandy Vallance. Let her debut novel transport you to an entirely… — Jerry B. Jenkins Copy Share Image
I believe novels can have secrets from their author, a notion I imagine would appall Nabokov. — Steve Erickson Copy Share Image
The good thing about writing a novel is that you're creating an imaginary world and can take a break when you need… — Liane Moriarty Copy Share Image
“To ascend, to stretch a hand up the mountainside until a hand catches it, was the end for which he had been… — E M Forster Copy Share Image
For me, the goal is always to write a novel that I myself would like to read. People frequently ask me what… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
The worst violence we can do to each other often is psychological, especially in families. I dwell a lot on domestic danger.… — Lisa Unger Copy Share Image
All novels are about certain minorities: the individual is a minority. The universal in the novel-and isn't that what we're all clamoring… — Ralph Ellison Copy Share Image
Writers begin changing the instant they append 'The End' to a novel. Readers begin changing the moment they encounter that same phrase.… — Paul Di Filippo Copy Share Image
I'm always trying to make something that is impossible to film. Why would somebody just read a novel when they can see… — Kazuo Ishiguro Copy Share Image
A good biography is the richest experience. When you watch a TV series together with someone is like being in a novel… — Darcey Steinke Copy Share Image
I was not exploiting any real individual's story in writing ROOM, of course I was aware that my novel, by commenting on… — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
'The Lake of Dreams' grew gradually, over many years, elements and ideas accruing until they gained enough critical mass to become a… — Kim Edwards Copy Share Image
“The problem with love is that there is so much of it to give." King Tommy” — Monique Golda Nerman Copy Share Image
Restoration I did because I really loved e novel and I like Michael Hoffman, who directed it, but it wasn't a really… — David Thewlis Copy Share Image
Radio is the medium that most closely approximates the experience of reading. As a novelist, I find it very exciting to be… — Daniel Alarcon Copy Share Image
I'm not entirely sure what a historical novel absolutely has to be, but you don't want a reader who loves a very… — Danielle Dutton Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I still feel that there are two of me: one clean, flawless picture, the other imperfect and cracked; one boy, one… — Abigail Tarttelin Copy Share Image
People really want to think that these things really happened. I don't know why that is important, but I know that when… — Alison Bechdel Copy Share Image
I had an American journalist say to me, "Is it true you wrote the whole of the first novel on napkins?" I… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
