“As far as I can tell, a young adult novel is a regular novel that people actually read.” — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
That's what people expect: They don't want to read a slight novel. People don't want to waste their time on anything less… — Jenny Zhang Copy Share Image
I do see an interest in writing for Twitter. While publishers still do love the novel and people do still like to… — Lydia Davis Copy Share Image
Strangely enough, the first character in Fried Green Tomatoes was the cafe, and the town. I think a place can be as… — Fannie Flagg Copy Share Image
What's the challenge in writing a novel that few people will read? I'm more than happy writing what I do and have… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
Of course, in a novel, people's hearts break, and they die and that is the end of it; and in a story… — Harriet Beecher Stowe Copy Share Image
Your life story is a novel; and people, though they love novels wound between two yellow paper covers, are oddly suspicious of… — Alexandre Dumas Copy Share Image
I'm not sure that it's possible to write a novel about people who don't transgress or stumble, people who don't surprise themselves… — Tom Perrotta Copy Share Image
I start with theory rather than people. I don't like novels which have no theoretical or philosophical underpinning. I hate the contemporary… — Neel Mukherjee Copy Share Image
When I was writing 'The White Tiger' I lived in a building pretty much exactly like the one I described in this… — Aravind Adiga Copy Share Image
A novelist writes a novel, and people read it. But reading is a solitary act. While it may elicit a varied and… — August Wilson Copy Share Image
