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> [Good novels are not written, they are rewritten. Great novels are diamonds mined from layered rewrites.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/piers-paul-read/good-novels-are-not-written-they-are-rewritten-great-novels-are/)

Piers Paul Read

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## More by Piers Paul Read

> [Sins become more subtle as you grow older: you commit sins of despair rather than of lust.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/piers-paul-read/sins-become-more-subtle-as-you-grow-older-you-commit-sins-of-despair/)

Piers Paul Read

> [Truth is always duller than fiction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/piers-paul-read/truth-is-always-duller-than-fiction/)

Piers Paul Read

> [Writing is a vocation and, as in any other calling, a writer should develop his talents for the greater glory of God. Novels should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/piers-paul-read/writing-is-a-vocation-and-as-in-any-other-calling-a-writer-should/)

Piers Paul Read

> [Good novels are not written, they are rewritten. Great novels are diamonds mined from layered rewrites.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/piers-paul-read/good-novels-are-not-written-they-are-rewritten-great-novels-are/)

Piers Paul Read

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