The art of fiction does not begin until the novelist thinks of his story as a matter to be shown, to be so exhibited that it will tell itself. — Percy Lubbock Copy Share Image
The art of fiction does not begin until the novelist thinks of his story as a matter to be shown, to be so exhibited… — Percy Lubbock Copy Share Image
Many different substances, as distinct to the practiced eye as stone and wood, go to the making of a novel, and it is necessary… — Percy Lubbock Copy Share Image
In fiction there can be no appeal to any authority outside the book itself. . . . the thing has to look true, and… — Percy Lubbock Copy Share Image
