Books Quote by Amy Waldman

I want to write a novel so profound that it would suffocate a fly.

— Gao Xingjian

A publisher many years ago asked if I'd like to write a novel for £50. And I said, 'Absolutely.'

— Tom Stoppard

One of my big revelations was that nobody cares whether you write your novel or not. They want you to be happy. Your parents…

— Sam Lipsyte

I really want to write a novel. I also want to learn to play the mandolin.

— Emma Watson

You have to be practical. So every time I say, if you want to write a novel you have to be practical, people get…

— Haruki Murakami

I don't want to write a novel per year. I know that I need a break of one or two years. So maybe I…

— Umberto Eco

“I want to write a novel that is so good it causes readers to ignore meals, sleep, work, friends and spouses!!”

— R.E. Fisher

If you want to write a novel, it's the Divine mind wanting to express.

— Julia Cameron

I really want to write a novel. A few years ago I went so far as to do the cliché thing and rent this…

— Craig Finn

I had been a reporter for 15 years when I set out to write my first novel. I knew how to research an article…

— Amy Waldman

I really want to write, and it's the only thing I'm good at.

— Christopher Markus

When people write a novel, they want to have that reach and that impact. To get it with a first novel, you can either…

— Irvine Welsh