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title: "5 Novel Question Quotes by 4 authors"
description: "Browse 5 Novel Question quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Novel Question sayings and thoughts."
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> [I really liked the idea of creating a journal myself. It's like the way I clear my throat. I write a page…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-george/i-really-liked-the-idea-of-creating-a-journal-myself-it-s-like-the/)

[Elizabeth George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-george/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c54/elizabeth-george-1393_about_i-really-liked-the-idea-of-creating-a-jo_568564.jpg)

> [I used to feel for years and years and years that I was very remiss not to have written a novel and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-munro/i-used-to-feel-for-years-and-years-and-years-that-i-was-very-remiss/)

[Alice Munro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-munro/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35c/alice-munro-1231_age_i-used-to-feel-for-years-and-years-and-y_781659.png)

> [By asking a novel question that you don't know the answer to, you discover whether you can formulate a way of finding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-gilbert/by-asking-a-novel-question-that-you-don-t-know-the-answer-to-you/)

[Walter Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-gilbert/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a72/walter-gilbert-24058_answer_by-asking-a-novel-question-that-you-don_833913.png)

> [The best project is one that asks a novel question.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-gilbert/the-best-project-is-one-that-asks-a-novel-question/)

[Walter Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-gilbert/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67f/walter-gilbert-24058_asks_the-best-project-is-one-that-asks-a-nove_926712.png)

> [We write in a culture that favors the heft of the novel. Better still if the novel in question is large enough…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-van-den-berg/we-write-in-a-culture-that-favors-the-heft-of-the-novel-better-still/)

[Laura van den Berg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-van-den-berg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d85/laura-van-den-berg-4314_better_we-write-in-a-culture-that-favors-the-he_1952935.jpg)

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