I give novels as gifts, and there is nothing I like to receive more as a gift. — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
I was convinced that the only thing I wanted to do ever - was write novels. — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
I was someone who really loved fantasy novels and science fiction novels. — Matthew Tobin Anderson Copy Share Image
“Confession is good for the soul even after the soul has been claimed” (p. 381).” — Mona Rodriguez FORTY YEARS IN A DAY Copy Share Image
In Hollywood we acquire the finest novels in order to smell the leather bindings. — Ernst Lubitsch Copy Share Image
As a novelist, you have to realise that the novel and the film have to live separate lives. They're just different, like… — Don Winslow Copy Share Image
If I write novels in a country in which most citizens are illiterate, who then is my community? — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
All writing is an act of self-exploration. Even a grocery list says something about you; how much more does a novel say? — Steven Saylor Copy Share Image
John Irving once told me he doesn't start a novel until he knows the last sentence. I said, 'My God, Irving, isn't… — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
Only in the mystery novel are we delivered final and unquestionable solutions. The joke to me is that fiction gives you a… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
'Lady Chatterley's Lover' is a novel that constitutes a milestone of English literature. — Jed Mercurio Copy Share Image
I like to believe my suspense novels marry the strong characters from my romance writing past, with the twisty, clever plots of… — Lisa Gardner Copy Share Image
If someone had told me in high school that one day I'd write an historical novel, I would have rolled my eyes. — Nancy Horan Copy Share Image
I didn't fit the typical profile of a trader. I was an English major working on a novel at night. Most everyone… — Philipp Meyer Copy Share Image
During my fridge raid way past midnight, I slowly conclude that I've ruined my days worth of healthy eating and exercise. I'm… — Jabeen Waheed Copy Share Image
Art, a book, a painting, a song, can definitely inspire change, whether it's a small change or a big change but you… — Rose Byrne Copy Share Image
My work as a screenwriter has influenced my fiction. Writing screenplays forces you to consider many elements regarding story structure and other… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
Film is so much about that intensity of focus that there always needs to be some tension and some forward motion. The… — Lenny Abrahamson Copy Share Image
Even though novels were the love of my life, I started off writing poetry. I think because I had a knack for… — Melissa Febos Copy Share Image
When Steve Wise told me that he intended to argue in court before a judge that an animal could be a "legal… — Chris Hegedus Copy Share Image
It all adds up; never discount your efforts, because small efforts build big things. One word doesn't make a novel, but one… — Laurell K. Hamilton Copy Share Image
“Half asleep, he wondered whether that might not have been his happiest day ever, the last, perfect day swelling with the immensity… — Olga Grushin Copy Share Image
I really think people are greatly stimulated and enriched by experiencing in film just as we can from novels and other art,… — Mike Leigh Copy Share Image
I don't think about the reader in any conscious way that impacts the writing, as far as, Hey, most readers would like… — John Brandon Copy Share Image
I follow my own nose. So I read things that are different. People will always say to me, "Have you read Robert… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
Sara Creasy is a new writer to watch, and Song of Scarabaeus is a novel to read and enjoy. . . .… — Vonda N. McIntyre Copy Share Image
I loved reading historical novels when I was young, but I definitely don't think I wrote one. When I read my book… — Danielle Dutton Copy Share Image
The single most important technique for making progress is to write ten words. Doesn't matter if you're badly stuck, or your day… — Naomi Novik Copy Share Image
Pace is crucial. Fine writing isn't enough. Writing students can be great at producing a single page of well-crafted prose; what they… — Rose Tremain Copy Share Image
