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title: "3 Stories Novel Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [To me there's no difference between a book of stories and a novel - they're just slightly different shapes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aleksandar-hemon/to-me-there-s-no-difference-between-a-book-of-stories-and-a-novel/)

[Aleksandar Hemon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aleksandar-hemon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/928/aleksandar-hemon-1490_between_to-me-there-s-no-difference-between-a-bo_39084.jpg)

> [“How Are We to Live is a collection of short stories, not a novel. This in itself is a disappointment. It seems…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-munro/how-are-we-to-live-is-a-collection-of-short-stories-not-a-novel-this/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/105/alice-munro-1231_books_how-are-we-to-live-is-a-collection-of-sh_583122.png)

> [I hadn't meant to do the pattern of publishing short stories and then a novel. I thought, 'I'm a novelist. I know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-sean-greer/i-hadn-t-meant-to-do-the-pattern-of-publishing-short-stories-and-then/)

[Andrew Sean Greer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-sean-greer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/752/andrew-sean-greer-2689_bad_i-hadn-t-meant-to-do-the-pattern-of-publ_2647751.png)

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