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• The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid. — Jane Austen
• A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
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• Life has its pains and evils-its bitter disappointments; but like a good novel and in healthful length of days, there is infinite… — W. E. B. Du Bois
• My test of a good novel is dreading to begin the last chapter. — Unknown Author
• A good novel is worth more then the best scientific study. — Saul Bellow
• Listen closely. There’s a remote possibility that you might learn something: First, I don’t give a damn if my work is commercial… — John Fante
• I've sold too many books to get good reviews anymore. There's a lot of jealousy, because [reviewers] think they can write a… — John Grisham
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• I don't think it's possible to write a good novel around a negative personality. — Alberto Moravia

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