I am a working person. I always work, study or do research for my novel. I even work on Sunday. — Andrea Hirata Copy Share Image
“A novel is a made-up work about made-up people in a made-up place, all of which is very real.” — Thomas C. Foster Copy Share Image
I had never thought about writing a novel. But I had two young kids, and I realized that if I could write… — Mary Kay Andrews Copy Share Image
A novel is a work of poetry. In order to write it, one must have tranquility of spirit and of impression. — Fyodor Dostoevsky Copy Share Image
I regard this novel as a work without redeeming social value, unless it can be recycled as a cardboard box. — Ellen Goodman Copy Share Image
I cannot write a novel because I cannot work in continuity. My works are more abstract, may be, I will try short… — Dia Mirza Copy Share Image
“This novel is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to peoples either living or deceased is purely coincidental. Names, places, and characters… — Addison Moore Copy Share Image
A novel must work as a story because no one's going to get to the other themes if you don't entertain the… — Robert Cormier Copy Share Image
By mid-morning, I take a break from my novel and work on my Sunday Style column, which is about pop culture and… — Zoe Foster Blake Copy Share Image
I'm trying to keep it fresh for me. I'm just trying to not bore myself. And if I can do a detective… — Colson Whitehead Copy Share Image
“I think there really is no other way to write a long, serious novel. You work, shelve it for a while, work,… — John Gardner Copy Share Image
