Although some people think I am a romantic novelist I have always thought of myself as a rather gritty radical historian. — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
I only became a novelist because I thought I had missed my chance to become a historian. — Hilary Mantel Copy Share Image
“ Whoever looks for the writer’s thinking in the words and thoughts of his characters is looking in the wrong direction. Seeking… — Philip Roth Copy Share Image
From about ninth grade on, I knew I was a writer at heart. I had fantasies of being a great novelist, but… — Kevin Maney Copy Share Image
“I had no respect whatsoever for the creative works of either the painter or the novelist. I thought Karabekian with his meaningless… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
When I was fifteen I wrote seven hundred pages of an incredibly bad novel - it's a very funny book I still… — Edward Albee Copy Share Image
“The thought of the novelist that matters most is the thought that makes him a novelist. The thought of the novelist lies… — Philip Roth Copy Share Image
