The most important thing for me is realism. I don't like writing which does somersaults on the page, and I'm no great… — Nick Hornby Copy Share Image
'I never feel the need to discuss my work with anyone. No, I am too busy writing it. It has got to… — William Faulkner Copy Share Image
I'm sort of murdered for selling books. The idea is, if you make money your work can't be literary. — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
Why is it okay to write a work of literary fiction where horrible, explicit things happen, where you can't write a book… — Josh Gondelman Copy Share Image
I don't really like to work with literary allusions very much. I never want to be in a position where I'm saying,… — Kazuo Ishiguro Copy Share Image
This is how I understand literature - as a kind of remix or echo chamber. What's going on in a literary work… — Tommy McCarthy Copy Share Image
