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title: "12 Novel Doesn Quotes by 12 authors"
description: "Browse 12 Novel Doesn quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Novel Doesn sayings and thoughts."
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> [I sort of hate the novel when it doesn't push, restlessly, against the tradition and the traditional.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-moody/i-sort-of-hate-the-novel-when-it-doesn-t-push-restlessly-against-the/)

[Rick Moody](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-moody/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acd/rick-moody-8542_books_i-sort-of-hate-the-novel-when-it-doesn-t_2866709.png)

> [The novel doesn't come into existence until certain methods of reproducing fiction come along.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-fiedler/the-novel-doesn-t-come-into-existence-until-certain-methods-of/)

[Leslie Fiedler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-fiedler/)

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> [Find me a first novel that doesn't have parallels with the author's life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophie-dahl/find-me-a-first-novel-that-doesn-t-have-parallels-with-the-author-s/)

[Sophie Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophie-dahl/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/971/sophie-dahl-5236_author_find-me-a-first-novel-that-doesn-t-have_1158915.png)

> [“Someone who hasn't read a novel doesn't really know what it's about, William.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-irving/someone-who-hasn-t-read-a-novel-doesn-t-really-know-what-it-s-about/)

[John Irving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-irving/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5cf/john-irving-337_books_someone-who-hasn-t-read-a-novel-doesn-t_2291059.png)

> [“Whatever happens in a romance novel doesn't always have to stay in one.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/renee-alexis/whatever-happens-in-a-romance-novel-doesn-t-always-have-to-stay-in-one/)

[Renee Alexis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/renee-alexis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfa/renee-alexis-272223_books_whatever-happens-in-a-romance-novel-does_1365858.jpg)

> [Has all the trappings of a mystery novel, doesn't it?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-cornwell/has-all-the-trappings-of-a-mystery-novel-doesn-t-it/)

[Patricia Cornwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-cornwell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7a/patricia-cornwell-6812_books_has-all-the-trappings-of-a-mystery-novel_1095631.jpg)

> [Film is a medium of clear lines and broad strikes - which can be fantastic - but compared to the subtleties and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-boyd/film-is-a-medium-of-clear-lines-and-broad-strikes-which-can-be/)

[William Boyd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-boyd/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e67/william-boyd-3581_books_film-is-a-medium-of-clear-lines-and-broa_2276077.png)

> [If one book's done this well, you want to write another one that does just as well. There's that horror of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-haddon/if-one-book-s-done-this-well-you-want-to-write-another-one-that-does/)

[Mark Haddon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-haddon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20b/mark-haddon-1056_book_if-one-book-s-done-this-well-you-want-to_785854.png)

> [The conventional wisdom is that authors get only one chance in this world. If your first novel doesn't sell, publishers and bookstores…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-giles/the-conventional-wisdom-is-that-authors-get-only-one-chance-in-this/)

[Jeff Giles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-giles/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fc/jeff-giles-18552_books_the-conventional-wisdom-is-that-authors_2880904.jpg)

> [It's true that immigrant novels have to do with people going from one country to another, but there isn't a single novel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-hijuelos/it-s-true-that-immigrant-novels-have-to-do-with-people-going-from-one/)

[Oscar Hijuelos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-hijuelos/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/265/oscar-hijuelos-24619_another_it-s-true-that-immigrant-novels-have-to_1124266.jpg)

> [A good novel doesn't just transcend the boundaries of its target market - it knows nothing about target markets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianna-baggott/a-good-novel-doesn-t-just-transcend-the-boundaries-of-its-target/)

[Julianna Baggott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianna-baggott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/087/julianna-baggott-2618_books_a-good-novel-doesn-t-just-transcend-the_673599.png)

> [The average detective story is probably no worse than the average novel, but you never see the average novel. It doesn't get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-chandler/the-average-detective-story-is-probably-no-worse-than-the-average/)

[Raymond Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-chandler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f37/raymond-chandler-629_above-average_the-average-detective-story-is-probably_642760.jpg)

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