I've read probably 25 or 30 books by Balzac, all of Tolstoy - the novels and letters - and all of Dickens.… — Twyla Tharp Copy Share Image
Last time I was in London, I visited Number 5, Bruton Street, which is the address I gave to Violet Bridgerton, the… — Julia Quinn Copy Share Image
“One did not drink sherry before the evening, just as one did not read a novel in the morning.” — Barbara Pym Copy Share Image
I love it when novels contain a broad cast of characters, including queer ones. — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
Not many people were speaking truth to power in the '80s. I had a really good time doing it - I found… — Joan Didion Copy Share Image
Just as good books give me the joys of being alive, bad novels depress me, and as I notice this sentiment coming… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
There are now 30-year-old Mexican writers who do great novels in which Mexico isn't even mentioned. — Carlos Fuentes Copy Share Image
The best thing to do is to loosen my grip on my pen and let it go wandering about until it finds… — Machado de Assis Copy Share Image
In novels in general - and also on the television - we do live in a world where bodies is what we… — A. S. Byatt Copy Share Image
I think of novels in architectural terms. You have to enter at the gate, and this gate must be constructed in such… — Ian Mcewan Copy Share Image
“Now the son whose father's existance in this world is historical and speculative even before the son has entered it in a… — Cormac McCarthy Copy Share Image
“It stood the record of many sensations of pain, once severe, but now softened; and of some instances of relenting feeling, some… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“I often find that a novel, even a well-written and compelling novel, can become a blur to me soon after I've finished… — Sven Birkerts Copy Share Image
Charles Dickens left us fifteen novels, and in an ideal world, everyone would read all of them. — Robert Gottlieb Copy Share Image
I've always been charmed by houses, and descriptions of them are prominent in my novels. So prominent, in fact, that my editor… — Anita Shreve Copy Share Image
We become attached to certain characters in novels, mostly because they have some mystery attaching to them. We re-read the books, but… — Ronald Frame Copy Share Image
Apparently, the city of Delhi is a 'character' in my novels. I'd argue that it's a ... city... in my novels. — Karan Mahajan Copy Share Image
Seriously, you know - I love to write. I enjoy the process; I enjoy the different processes, because writing for film and… — John Ridley Copy Share Image
I'm an avid reader. Novels, non-fiction, comics, it doesn't matter. Best way in the world to feed your head. — Reid Scott Copy Share Image
With comics, you don't have to worry so much about budgetary constraints. In film and television, however fanciful you want to be,… — John Ridley Copy Share Image
For research, I like to go to the location of the places in the novels. The first thing that I do is… — Natsuo Kirino Copy Share Image
I was one of those kids who was always seeking the truth, and I first looked for truth by reading novels. It… — Cynthia Kenyon Copy Share Image
